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Open-Air School

1932

Diego Rivera

(Mexican, 1886–1957)
printer

George C. Miller

(American, 1894–1966)
publisher

Weyhe Gallery

Culture
Mexico, 20th century
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
Image: 31.5 x 41.1 cm (12 3/8 x 16 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1941.510
Catalogue raisonné
Williams 8
State
I/I
Edition
edition of 100
Impression
73
Copyright
© Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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This print belongs to a series of five that Diego Rivera was commissioned to create in 1932 by New York's Weyhe Gallery representing details from mural projects in Mexico.

Description

In the decades following the Mexican Revolution, the country's citizens fought for social reform and civil liberties. This print presents an idealized vision of universal public education, one of their central goals. A teacher holds a book and instructs a group of attentive students while behind the group, farmers tend to the land, suggesting the important role of agriculture in Mexico.
A horizontally oriented print in black ink depicts an outdoor scene of a group gathered on the ground. A woman sits on our right holding an open book, surrounded by nine figures of varying ages. One person to her left writes on a tablet. In the left background, a man on horseback holds a rifle, while distant figures work a field with horses. The scene features smooth, rounded forms and dense, textured shading.

Open-Air School

1932

Diego Rivera, George C. Miller, Weyhe Gallery

(Mexican, 1886–1957), (American, 1894–1966)
Mexico, 20th century

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