Un Retrato De Diego: La Revolucion De La Mirada
México City, México: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes / Instituto Nacional de Cinematografía / Museo Nacional de Arte, 2007. Softcover. color pictorial wrappers. approx 80 unpaginated pgs w/ color illustrations. Text In Spanish. VG+ edge-wear to lower covers & corners. Item #177994
ISBN: 9789708021098
Boldly illustrated. Very nice. Uncommon. Content as follows: Gabriel Figueroa celebrating 50 years of art production of Diego Rivera, decided in 1949 to make a documentary. After convincing the artist he invited acclaimed photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo, as cameraman and set out to capture Rivera's creative process on film. Almost 60 years later Gabriel Figueroa Flores (Figueroa's son) and Diego López Rivera (Rivera's grandson) discovered the lost footage and retraced the amicable relationship of these 3 Mexican artistic geniuses. Includes essays by Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro, Carlos Monsiváis and María Minera. Published in conjunction with the release of the documentary film: "Un retrato de Diego: la revolución de la mirada."
Price: $50.00