Books About Art For Kids Mar 10, 2008
Fish includes art by Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Jacob Lawerence, Diego Rivera, Edward Hopper, Grant Wood, Georges Seurat, Frida Kahlo and Marc Chagall. Margaret Hyde has a series of board books About Art for kids that feature such artists as Mary Cassatt, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Renoir, and Vincent Van Gogh. (Suite101.com)
Latino San Francisco Feb 21, 2008
See Diego Rivera s San Francisco ... All three of the most famous Mexican muralists worked in California, but it was Diego Rivera who left his mark on San Francisco ... City College of San Francisco, Diego Rivera Theater, 50 Phelan Avenue, 415-452-5550. (Suite101.com)
NBC 10 Presents: 'FRIDA' Tuesday, February 26th at 7PM Feb 13, 2008
This special tells the story of her dramatic life from her passionate love affairs and tumultuous marriage to the famous Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera to her influence on the feminist movement. In addition, "FRIDA" will showcase other renowned artists who have risen from adversity showing the world how art has changed their lives. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Amigos y Amantes, Valentine's Day-Themed Art Auction to Benefit AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Mexico Clinics Feb 10, 2008
Michael Weinstein, President, AIDS Healthcare Foundation Jessie Gruttadauria, Director of U.S. and Latin American Public Affairs, AIDS Healthcare Foundation Contacts: Lori Yeghiayan, AHF Associate Director of Communications (323) 377-4312 mobile, (323) 860-5227 work *Media Note: Preview of artwork available upon request Among the over forty artists who have donated work to be auctioned at this Valentine's Day-themed event are well-known Mexican artist Pedro Diego Alvarado Rivera (grandson of... (PR Newswire)
Jonah Winter's work focuses on famous people of color Feb 5, 2008
He is also author of the award-winning children's books "Diego," a biography of artist Diego Rivera in collarboration with his mother, author/illustrator Jeanette Winter (whose "The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq" was a MY GEN Book Club selection), and "Frida," about artist Frida Kahlo, which was hailed as "a grand accomplishment worth celebrating" by The New York Times Book Review. Mr. Winter recently spoke to the Post-Gazette about his work. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Inspiration from Frida Kahlo Feb 2, 2008
This Passionate Artist & Lover Was More Than Diego Rivera's Wife ... She married Diego Rivera twice, and was reported to have affairs with Trotsky and Noguchi ... "I know," said Diego Rivera. (Suite101.com)
Mexican Museum still searching for a home Jan 28, 2008
Some people in the arts community have expressed concern about the well-being of the museum's art collection, which includes ancient and colonial-era works, an array of Mexican folk art, including an important collection donated by the Rockefeller family, Jose Clemente Orozco paintings and Diego Rivera drawings. Most of the works are stored at Fort Mason, and others are being kept in an off-site art-storage facility. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Andrés Henestrosa Morales, 101; writer promoted Zapotec Indian culture Jan 14, 2008
s Henestrosa Morales, a prolific poet, essayist and journalist whose lyrical writings helped raise the cultural profile of Mexico's indigenous people, particularly the Zapotec Indians of southern Oaxaca state, and whose wide circle of friendships and intellectual partnerships included Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Langston Hughes, died Thursday at his Mexico City home after a months-long battle with pneumonia. He was 101, the same age attained by his Zapotec mother, who was the subject of one of... (Los Angeles Times)
Diego Rivera steps back out from Kahlo's shadow Dec 27, 2007
Diego Rivera steps back out from Kahlo's shadow - International Herald Tribune. "Carnaval de La Vida Mexicana" by Diego Rivera was on display recently in Mexico City at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, one of five exhibitions celebrating the artist's work ... Diego Rivera steps back out from Kahlo's shadow. (International Herald Tribune)
Former San Diego artist featured in first retrospective exhibit Dec 20, 2007
Editions of the North County Times Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. Last modified Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:30 AM PST. (North County Times)
Painting The Town Dec 16, 2007
Caron has invested herself in San Francisco, emotionally and artistically, and has contributed to the already rich history of murals in the city, stretching from Diego Rivera, to the Coit Tower frescos, to the Women's Building in the Mission District, to the many murals created by the Precita Eyes Mural Arts project today. On most days, you can find Caron scampering up a scaffolding at 24th and Vicksburg streets, where her latest creation is slowly coming into being. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Muralist says art runs in the family, makes him feel alive Nov 28, 2007
A: "I wanted to do something fairly simple and something to scale with the hands of a farmer supporting the land. ... I'm inspired by artists like Diego Rivera and surrealism. ... I like the emotion that is expressed through surrealism -- the absurdity, just the craziness. Diego Rivera -- his art was meant for the average person, not the elites. It was meant to be viewed by everyone. It was meant to be enjoyed by everyone.". Q: How did you get interested in art. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Rufino Tamayo Nov 24, 2007
As his style developed, Tamayo found himself at odds with his contemporaries Diego Rivera, Jos Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siquieros often known as The Three. Rivera, Orozco and Siquieros had banded together following the 1910 Mexican Revolution and would become famous as political artists, believing that art was meant to convey visually radical messages and not just individual or aesthetic expression. (Suite101.com)
Museums, galleries host shows by local, regional artists Nov 24, 2007
After leaving the Chicago Art Institute in 1950, he enrolled at the University of Mexico as apprentice to Diego Rivera. Sherwood moved to Oregon when commissioned to do a life-sized painting of the Good Shepherd for the Jesus Name Church in Empire. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Mexican artwork found in trash up for auction Nov 21, 2007
His early work has similarities to that of famed 20th-century mural Diego Rivera. His later work features the vivid colors and expressions of his native state of Oaxaca. (MSNBC -- News)
Cove drawings found on school walls Nov 15, 2007
They are also introduced to various mural artists from the past such as Diego Rivera. They learn about the purpose of a mural and why it is different from painting on paper or canvas, said Keissling. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Viewpoint students celebrate Hispanic heritage Nov 9, 2007
As part of the celebration, the school transformed its Blaney Patio into an outdoor art exhibit featuring three Diego Rivera prints, including a 17' x 7' reproduction of his mural, "Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park." ... In preparation for viewing the exhibit, students studying Spanish in third through fifth grades heard stories about Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and participated in activities and projects related to Rivera's mural and its contents. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Stolen, trashed Mexican artwork worth $1M Oct 24, 2007
His early work had similarities to that of famous Mexican muralists such as Diego Rivera. His later style is more individual, featuring the vivid colors and expressions of Oaxaca and the influence of pre-Columbian art. (AZCentral -- News)
Portrait of a Mexican muralist only scratches the surface/only goes skin deep Oct 18, 2007
Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros sparked the Mexican mural movement of the 1920s that ultimately captured the imaginations of Depression-era American artists. From his savaging of the upper class in "Banquet of The Rich," at the National Preparatory School, in Mexico City, to his epic "Man of Fire," in the Hospicio Caba as, in Guadalajara, Orozco - who lived through the Mexican Revolution and both world wars - strove to convey humanity's struggle to get past its garish and... (Boston Globe)
Precita Eyes celebrates three decades of making walls, and community, bloom Oct 18, 2007
(She notes that the school's now-famous Diego Rivera mural was draped at the time because the administration thought it was old-fashioned. After she met Luis, himself a well-known muralist, they raised a family together in the Precita Park neighborhood. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Don Lencho's Oct 6, 2007
The ambience might remind you of Nana's house, too - nothing fancy, but comfortingly familiar: serapes serving as curtains, utilitarian vinyl booths with big tables for large families, Diego Rivera prints on the wall and disposable paper placemats. But the real warmth comes from the friendly service. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Mexico to honor muralist Diego Rivera Sep 30, 2007
MEXICO CITY - A mural believed to have been lost nearly 50 years ago will be the centerpiece of a new exhibit marking 50 years since the death of Mexican artist Diego Rivera. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News)
Lost mural will be centerpeice of Rivera exhibit in Mexico City Sep 29, 2007
MEXICO CITY A mural believed to have been lost nearly 50 years ago will be the centerpiece of a new exhibit marking 50 years since the death of Mexican artist Diego Rivera ... A journalist takes a picture of the painting 'Man, controller of the universe' made in 1934 by Mexican artist Diego Rivera, in the Bellas Artes Palace in Mexico City, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
* Artists burn rubber to remember Jackson Pollack Sep 20, 2007
The riders performed burnouts in a studio that was once used by Diego Rivera. The result was a video that was eventually acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
'American Masters' draws viewers into world of Mexican muralists Sep 16, 2007
Mention important Mexican muralists of the past century and three names come to mind: Diego Rivera (1886-1957), Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) and David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974). Rivera is certainly the best known, but "Orozco: Man of Fire," which debuts at 9 p.m. Wednesday on WQED, should help to ease that imbalance. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mexico: Caldern applauded by a friendly audience Sep 4, 2007
So Calder;n chose the National Palace, a historic downtown Mexico City building where the murals of artist Diego Rivera grace the walls and where rival leftist candidate Andr;s Manuel L;pez Obrador vowed during the 2006 presidential campaign to conduct the business of his government. That brought Ana Mar;a Olivares, 74, into the streets yesterday. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• `Let The Bodies Speak' Aug 31, 2007
It was held at the Wadsworth in Hartford because the museum has a painting - "Girl with a Mask" - by world famous artist and Guanajuato native Diego Rivera. Displayed behind the press conference panel in the museum's Hartford Courant Room, the painting shows a young girl holding a skull mask, a common symbol of Dia de Muertos. (FOX61, CT)
Burns flap creates Latino opportunity Aug 28, 2007
" The Lopez film is one of five Latino projects that PBS is airing in the weeks before the start of Burns' "The War" on Sept. 23. Advocates were angered that the Burns epic did not feature the contributions of Latino soldiers, and their protest this spring forced PBS' best-known documentarian to add such material to the film. The public broadcasting service in August distributed "The Borinqueneers," a documentary about the primarily Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment in the Korean War. In... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Flap over Burns' documentary creating opportunities for Latinos Aug 27, 2007
In September, PBS is airing a film about World War II veteran Hector P. Garcia, who fought for better treatment of Mexican-Americans; and separate "American Masters" segments on painter Diego Rivera and the artist Orozco. Include the Sept. 8 edition of the concert series "Austin City Limits" featuring Los Lonely Boys, and that makes it six. (Concord Monitor)
Prison murals face uncertain fate Aug 20, 2007
Painted mostly in a style that recalls Diego Rivera or Works Progress Administration government murals from the 1930s, they almost certainly would have been protected long ago with a landmark designation if they were in a building to which the public had access. But hidden in an overcrowded and decaying prison whose own fate is up in the air, the murals face an uncertain future. (International Herald Tribune)
Frida Kahlo's last secret finally revealed Aug 12, 2007
But finally the one part of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's life that has remained secret - at the orders of her former husband, fellow painter Diego Rivera - has been revealed in a new book published in Mexico. It tells the contents of a series of letters that Kahlo exchanged with her physician, and confidant, after she suffered a miscarriage in 1932, describing the devastation she felt when she realised that she could never have Rivera's child. (Guardian Unlimited)
For the love of art Aug 6, 2007
She worked with the famous artists like Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and gave birth to four of her five children there. Many of her abstract paintings hold Spanish titles and are dominated by vibrant purples, pinks and blues, reminiscent of Mexican frescos. (Montana Standard, MT)
Cultures unite amid diversity Jul 21, 2007
At a Thursday session called Frida and Diego Go North, parents Richard Heath and Eusebia Villarreal, dressed in traditional Mexican costume, acted as artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo by reading a script developed by the Mexican government ... This unique presentation uses materials developed by the Mexican government especially for use in the U.S. Learn about Mexican history and culture through the eyes of artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Still a phee-nom at 100 Jul 11, 2007
During her lifetime, Kahlo's art was overshadowed by that of her husband, Diego Rivera ... " Through Aug. 28. $5; free, under 12. Noon-5 p.m.Wednesdays-Sundays. Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, 4484 Peachtree Road, 404-364-8555. www.oglethorpe.edu. Guided tours 2 p.m. Sundays. THE CULT OF KAHLO Frida Kahlo is a cult figure. Just check the Web. One count estimated more than 60,000 sites about the artist. They range from personal entries at myhero.com to online stores selling posters, jewelry,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Netherlands sells 1000 items from national art collection on eBay Jul 10, 2007
An exhibition of artwork, personal letters, photos, toys, and other effects belonging to Mexican art icons Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera opened to the public in Mexico City, at the couple's former home-turned-museum on Friday. A painting by Italian Renaissance artist Raphael that had not been seen publicly for more than 40 years was sold at auction Thursday for $37. (CBC.ca)
Recalling Frida Kahlo, myth and reality Jul 9, 2007
" Among the 354 pieces on display are some of Kahlo's most famous self-portraits, but through lesser-known self-portraits, still lifes, portraits, drawings and watercolors, she emerges as an artist who gathered multiple influences into her own language. Her first self-portrait, in a velvet dress, was painted at 19 for a faithless boyfriend and already shows the unflinching gaze that marked the later paintings. But here she is graceful, almost ethereal, quite different from the confrontational... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Portrait of a passion Jul 6, 2007
Letters, photos and personal effects belonging to the Mexican artistic couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and hidden from view for 50 years will go on display in Mexico City today. The archive contains thousands of letters detailing their tortured relationship and numerous infidelities, including Kahlo's affair with Leon Trotsky. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mexico and Modern Printmaking: A Revolution in the Graphic Arts, 1920-1950 Jul 5, 2007
Nothing was more fashionable in 1930s New York than to own the latest etching, woodblock print or lithograph to arrive from Mexico City by Diego Rivera. His one-man exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1933 was a command performance demonstrating what it meant to be on the edge of North Americas artistic avant garde. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Route Of The Jaguar Jun 27, 2007
Mexico Mix / Overland Trails, Underground Films (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Noted San Antonio artist Alberto Mijangos dies at 81 Jun 21, 2007
Mijangos dropped out of school in Mexico at a young age but studied art at the San Carlos Art Academy in Mexico City and recalled watching Diego Rivera work on murals for the National Palace. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
* Mexico opens large exhibit of Frida Kahlo's art work |PFDdji Jun 20, 2007
Marking the 100th birthday of the artist, the exhibit is the product of a joint effort of 69 institutions and collectors using her paintings and letters to show her artistic trajectory and episodes in her often difficult life, including the torment of 33 operations, her marriage to muralist Diego Rivera, her time in the United States and her political activism. Kahlo (1907-1954) twice married Rivera (1886-1957) and was a close friend of Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Intimate life of Frida Kahlo will be revealed at new exhibit Jun 19, 2007
Her husband, renowned muralist Diego Rivera, left instructions asking the caretakers of his trust not to open them until 15 years after his death in 1957. But Dolores Olmedo, a patron of Rivera's, kept them closed, thinking the trunks could contain personal information that would compromise the couple's image, said her son, Carlos Phillips Olmedo, who runs several museums, including The Blue House. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Rarely seen Frida Kahlo items on display Jun 17, 2007
Her husband, renowned muralist Diego Rivera, left instructions asking the caretakers of his trust not to open the trunks and cabinets until 15 years after his death in 1957. But Mexican society woman Dolores Olmedo, left them closed, believing the material could contain personal information that would compromise the couple's image, said her son, Carlos Phillips Olmedo, who runs several museums, including The Blue House. (Yahoo News)
Unprecedented exhibit of Frida's art work opens Jun 13, 2007
Twice married to Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, who was nearly 20 years her senior, Kahlo also reportedly had an affair with revolutionary Leon Trotsky after he fled the Soviet Union. Kahlo died in July 1954 after suffering a bout of pneumonia. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Arts)
The taming of the hue Jun 7, 2007
Of course we have all come across Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. But South America is about far more than a handful of cultish individuals, suggests Tanya Barson, the curator of international art at the Tate. (Times Online)
Largest-ever exhibit of Frida Kahlo work to open in Mexico May 30, 2007
Kahlo (1907-1954) twice married muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) and was a close friend of Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky. She suffered intense emotional pain inflicted by the philandering Rivera and physical pain after being stricken by polio and bus crash. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Jeanne Hbuterne May 28, 2007
Jeanne s brother, Andre, was also an aspiring painter and through him Jeanne was introduced to the Montparnasse community of Bohemians, which included Diego Rivera and Pablo Picasso, among many others. Jeanne herself showed promise in art and began coursework at Paris Acad;mie Colarossi. (Suite101.com)
Hairless breed shines at World Dog Show May 26, 2007
They can sell for up to $2,500 for a show dog, and past owners have included the Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Breeders say Xolos were on their way to extinction in the 1940s when a group of Mexicans began searching for the dogs in remote, mountain villages and forgotten desert outposts, building a breed that numbers around 5,000 worldwide today. (Yahoo News)
For Xolo, Beauty Is Skin Deep May 26, 2007
" There weren't many other Xolo owners around when she started, but that is changing. "They are getting a lot more recognition," she said, videotaping Xolos as they pranced by at a Mexico City convention center. "The breeders are working really hard to promote them (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Must-visit Mxico City May 8, 2007
Barrel back into the future, and our fairly recent past, with a tour through the , notable for its murals by Diego Rivera, depicting the history of Mexico ... is literally that the house where this iconic painter was born and lived with husband Diego Rivera until 1954. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Tunick Follows Mass Nude Shoot With Smaller Affair in Mexico May 8, 2007
All the models had the long black hair and thick eyebrows characteristic of the eccentric artist and wife of muralist Diego Rivera. The women were selected from the estimated 18,000 people who stripped for Tunick the previous dawn in Mexico City's vast main square. (Fox News -- Views)
Kahlo look-alikes follow large nude shoot May 8, 2007
The wife of muralist Diego Rivera, she was also known for her thick, black eyebrows and braided hair -- features shared by the women who posed at the home-turned-museum of the painter who died in 1954. "There were 105 Fridas, 105 women with long black hair to pay tribute to Frida Kahlo," said Marco Antonio Hernandez, Tunick's promoter. (CNN -- World)
Legions of street vendors face fight May 7, 2007
At the San Ildelfonso Museum, housed in an 18th-century college and home to murals by artists like Diego Rivera, director Paloma Porraz says the street vendors are driving away patrons. "Since about 2002, attendance has gone down enormously," she said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Artist to fill Mexico City square with nudes Apr 30, 2007
One of the world's biggest and most imposing squares, the Zocalo is framed by the city cathedral, City Hall and the Diego Rivera mural-adorned National Palace and dominated by a huge flagpole flying the red, white and green national flag. A ruined temple underneath it was once used for Aztec worship and human sacrifice, and Spanish conquistadors used bricks from the temple to help build their own capital. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Top Stories)
colorful Mexico City museums Apr 29, 2007
The so-called Blue House includes paintings by Kahlo, crafts and works by other artists from her private collection, and well-preserved rooms where she and husband Diego Rivera lived off and on ... Kept much as it was during Trotsky's life, it includes a collection of black-and-white photographs of him with artists Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and others. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Missing Mexican mural may be in Mexico, not China: expert Apr 16, 2007
A mural by well-known Mexican muralist Diego Rivera that went missing 50 years ago may still be in , and not in China, Argentine-Mexican art critic Raquel Tibol said Sunday ... In her book, titled Diego Rivera: Light and Shadows, Tibol reproduced Rivera's letter that explained to oslovakia's World Peace Council why this 1952 work had not arrived. (People's Daily Online, China)
Mexico's must-see cultural attractions Apr 12, 2007
According to our panel of Mexico travel experts, that place is the Casa Azul, the former home of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, in the pastoral suburb of Coyoacn. Frida was born in this house and lived and created here for many years, as evidenced by the wealth of personal artifacts on display: jewelry, clothing, unfinished easels and even the artists wheelchair. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Indie film traces the life of an artist Apr 11, 2007
Norman has been compared to Diego Rivera and Charles and Ray Eames. At 88, he continues to work with a zest for life that shows no signs of flagging. (Mail Tribune, OR)
Have camera, will travel Mar 25, 2007
The elegant gentleman in Evans' s "Untitled (Citizen in Downtown Havana) " could be the father of Ibrahim Ferrer , from "The Buena Vista Social Club ," and the workman in his "Coal Loader, Havana " has a magnificent, primeval face every bit as memorable as those of Penn's Peruvians or that of Diego Rivera , in Weston's portrait (included here). As a manual laborer, Evans' s coal loader can also be seen to connect with the selection of Cartier-Bresson's -- all defined in some way way by the... (Boston Globe)
A quartet on the rise Mar 23, 2007
Sally Perez shows her fascination with Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (wife of famed muralist Diego Rivera) in a grand painted portrait, while Shirley Garcia takes a fresh photographic look at trees. A kaleidoscope of faces emerges from Roxana Moussavian's photos, and Jordan Field's ink drawings are peopled with intricate robots. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
A second act: Robbins screens his film about controversial play Mar 20, 2007
" The Avon audience got a second chance to see Robbins' film on the big screen last night and to hear him speak about it. Robbins, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a dark blazer and pants, took questions after the screening. About 350 people filled the Avon, theater officials said. "Cradle Will Rock" covers some of the more controversial moments of the Federal Theatre Project, which employed actors during the Depression and paid them living wages from 1935 to 1939. It explores the lives of... (Stamford Advocate)
Inside a Head Mar 8, 2007
"Sometimes it was hard to push forward, and then suddenly it would lurch ahead and pull me off balance. About some things Jonathan had little to say. About others, hard to predict details that he had evidently mulled over for days if not months, he launched into a discourse as if we were in a debate." One subject Mr. Shahn won't go near is that of his famous parents, social activists Ben and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, the photographer/muralist who worked alongside Walker Evans and Diego Rivera, and... (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Anti-Immigrant ≠ Patriot Mar 7, 2007
Back in 1933, Nelson Rockefeller s employees revolted against images of brown-faced workers and Lenin, and destroyed Diego Rivera s Man at the Crossroads, a mural Rockefeller had commissioned the great artist to paint inside his New York City building. Little did the Young Conservatives of Texas at UTSA know, but when they protested Luis Jimenez s statue Border Crossing, which depicts the artist s grandparents trip across the Rio Bravo and into the U.S., installed at the 1604 campus, they joined... (San Antonio Current, TX)
A welcome plan for bold -- not big -- housing Feb 28, 2007
He lived his entire life at 1015 Guerrero St., hired artists like Diego Rivera whenever he could and died in 1946 of a heart attack as he strolled out of the Olympic Club. In the article for the Argonaut -- which is published by the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society -- Keegan quotes this 1989 summation by Kevin Starr: "Pflueger designed buildings for people who liked cities and who liked themselves." These days, it sometimes seems that both are in short supply. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Innovative Hispanic theater in Phoenix Feb 23, 2007
During the residency activity the students will learn about the history of Kahlo, Diego Rivera and their many famous friends ... Omar Vargas plays the artist Diego Rivera. (Mail Tribune, OR)
