Sat November 16, 2019
Art and Danger at the Fair: Diego Rivera Escapes to the GGIE
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Artists are imperiled by politics in more than a few countries today. And so it was back in 1940 for the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. Both the Nazis and the communists were after him, and the FBI reported that he might be eliminated.
So Rivera eagerly accepted San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger's invitation to anchor the Art in Action program in the relative safety of the Golden Gate International Exposition. But after Leon Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City, Diego packed two guns as he painted his mural masterpiece, Pan American Unity. Now even Treasure Island's fairgrounds seemed treacherous.
Speaker: Will Maynez, historian and steward of the Pan American Unity mural.
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So Rivera eagerly accepted San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger's invitation to anchor the Art in Action program in the relative safety of the Golden Gate International Exposition. But after Leon Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City, Diego packed two guns as he painted his mural masterpiece, Pan American Unity. Now even Treasure Island's fairgrounds seemed treacherous.
Speaker: Will Maynez, historian and steward of the Pan American Unity mural.
Artists are imperiled by politics in more than a few countries today. And so it was back in 1940 for the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. Both the Nazis and the communists were after him, and the FBI reported that he might be eliminated.
So Rivera eagerly accepted San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger's invitation to anchor the Art in Action program in the relative safety of the Golden Gate International Exposition. But after Leon Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City, Diego packed two guns as he painted his mural masterpiece, Pan American Unity. Now even Treasure Island's fairgrounds seemed treacherous.
Speaker: Will Maynez, historian and steward of the Pan American Unity mural.
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So Rivera eagerly accepted San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger's invitation to anchor the Art in Action program in the relative safety of the Golden Gate International Exposition. But after Leon Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City, Diego packed two guns as he painted his mural masterpiece, Pan American Unity. Now even Treasure Island's fairgrounds seemed treacherous.
Speaker: Will Maynez, historian and steward of the Pan American Unity mural.
show less
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