During the Great Depression, a series of commissions allowed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886–1957) to leave his mark on the walls of the United States. The mural he painted for San Francisco’s Pacific Stock Exchange (1930–1931) attracted the attention of William Valentiner, the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, who commissioned him to paint the walls of the museum’s classical Garden Court. Edsel Ford, the president of the Ford Motor Company, agreed to fund the project and became a great champion of the artist. The vast Ford factory on the Rouge River, where Rivera spent days sketching, inspired the images depicted on the north and south walls of the courtyard. After Detroit Industry (1932–1933), Rivera began work on large murals in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center; a dispute between the artist and the building managers climaxed in the destruction of the artist’s work. Published with the Detroit Institute of Arts. Twenty assorted full-color 5 x 7" blank notecards (5 each of 4 styles) with white envelopes in a decorative box. ISBN 978-0-7649-4216-7. 0448$14.95 Production and Manufacture of Engine and Transmission, Detroit Industry Notecard Diego Rivera's mural Production and Manufacture of Engine and Transmission, Detroit Industry, north wall automotive panel, detail, 1933, from the Detroit Institute of Arts. One full-color 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. 5072$2.50 Production of Automobile Exterior and Final Assembly, Detroit Industry Notecard Diego Rivera's mural Production of Automobile Exterior and Final Assembly, Detroit Industry, south wall automotive panel, detail, 1933, from the Detroit Institute of Arts. One full-color 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. 5075$2.50 Production and Manufacture of Engine and Transmission, Detroit Industry Notecard Diego Rivera's mural Production and Manufacture of Engine and Transmission, Detroit Industry, north wall automotive panel, detail, 1933, from the Detroit Institute of Arts. One full-color 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. 5073$2.50 Production of Automobile Exterior and Final Assembly, Detroit Industry Notecard Diego Rivera's mural Production of Automobile Exterior and Final Assembly, Detroit Industry, south wall automotive panel, detail, 1933, from the Detroit Institute of Arts. One full-color 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. 5074$2.50 All of our pictures enlarge; click on any picture for a closer look. Text & images protected by copyright. Sign Up for Our Monthly E-mail Newsletter Private list, unsubscribe any time. Home | Customer Service Center | Ordering Information