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1886
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Diego Rivera was born in the Mexican silver mining town of Guanajuato. |
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1910 |
After being out of the country, he made a trip home, and held a successful exhibition in Mexico City.
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1921 |
He accompanied the Minister of Education, Jose Vasconcelos, on a visit to Yucatan, an area where pre Columbian influence was very strong. The two men got on well together, and Rivera was the first artist to be appointed when it was decided to experiment with murals at the Preparatoria (National Preparatory School).
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1923 |
He began a second series of murals at the Ministry of Education - this enormous cycle was to consist Of 124 frescoes.
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1930 |
Diego Rivera was invited to go to the United States, and decided to exploit his new found fame north of the border, despite a deep rooted suspicion of gringos.
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1935-1943 |
He received no government co mmissions of any kind.
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1940 |
The exact cause of Kahlo and Rivera's divorce remains mysterious; but their lives were too much intertwined for them to remain apart, and they were soon remarried.
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Late 1940s |
These years were marked by a series of humiliating attempts on Rivera's part to get back into the Communist party.
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1954 |
He was finally re-accepted by the Communists.
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1957 |
Diego Rivera died.
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