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Diego Rivera
1957Less than a month after the death of Diego Rivera, the journalist and author Elena Poniatowska interviewed some of Rivera’s closest friends, colleagues, and family members, with the objective of recording their memories of the artist. Poniatowska [...]ICAA Record ID: 786461 -
José Luis Cuevas : II
1957In this interview José Luis Cuevas recalls the early days of his professional career and his successes abroad. In passing, the artist mentions having seen Mexican painting selling at very low prices on a recent visit to the United States, “a [...]ICAA Record ID: 775043 -
La imagen de México en Bruselas es la de un país que ha trabajado mucho por salir de la miseria y de la esclavitud
1958This review by Elena Poniatowska describes the contents of the Mexican Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, focusing especially on the works of art exhibited. Underscoring the topic by using bold letters, the author of the article speaks in [...]ICAA Record ID: 780082 -
La juventud rebelde se erige en juez : … y entierra a los muertos
1958Elena Poniatowska spent time gathering opinions on the Inter-American Biennial of Painting and Printmaking. According to Octavio Paz, the four great masters of painting were Carlos Mérida, Rufino Tamayo, Wilfredo Lam, and Roberto Matta; he felt that [...]ICAA Record ID: 769956