- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications; New edition edition (Jan 14 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0486269388
- ISBN-13: 978-0486269382
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 13.8 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #4 in Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z > ( P-R ) > Rivera, Diego
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A richly revealing document offering many telling insights into the mind and heart of a giant of 20th-century art. "There is no lack of exciting material. A lover at nine, a cannibal at 18, by his own account, Rivera was prodigiously productive of art and controversy." — San Francisco Chronicle. 21 halftones.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fact and Fiction,
By Enrique Torres "Rico" (San Diegotitlan, Califas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Art, My Life: An Autobiography (Paperback)
This book is a mixture of fact and fantasy, the real real and imagined world as conjured by the mind of Diego Rivera as told to Gladys March. The invention of facts, the fabrication of the bits of truth to create a colorful story are the result of a newspaper interview that flourished into a series of interviews over many years. Beginning in 1944 and continuing until his death in 1957 Gladys March spent several months each year collecting over 2000 pages of notes that eventually formed the basis of this book. As another customer reviewer stated this is not the place to start when you reading about the life of Rivera since the lines between fact and fiction are blurred at best. A more accurate picture can be found in "dreaming With His Eyes Open" by Patrick Marnham. If you have a foundation in the life and times of one of the great Mexican artists than this book reflects a colorful and imaginative mind. The brillance of his art aside Diego reveals himself and makes no excuses for the parts of his pesonality that are less than desireable. He talks about his experiment in cannanbilsm, witchcraft, his blaphemous treatment of religion and the church, the communist party, his relationships with world leaders, artists and women, his advetures in Europe, the United States and Mexico, his troubles and ills , including his bout with cancer of the penis and in general the things that made his life as large as his physical presence. A very entertaining book that is easy to read because each small chapter deals with an extensive period of his life. All in all this is a good book to compliment other books on Rivera to get an even more accurate but distorted view of his brilliance. Included are several pictures and paintings from throughout his life. The man , the myth and the artist are here for you to decipher the truth and paint your own picture.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Strictly Fantasy,
By A Customer
This review is from: My Art, My Life: An Autobiography (Paperback)
If you have not yet read anything about the life of Diego Rivera, don't start with this book. While Rivera's re-imagining of his life is riveting, it is merely one more tall tale. Rivera is known for many talents, however, sticking to the truth is not one of them.If you already have a solid background in the artists life, then by all means read this book to get a sharper insight into his mental inner-workings!
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4.0 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fact and Fiction,
By Enrique Torres "Rico" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: My Art, My Life: An Autobiography (Paperback)
This book is a mixture of fact and fantasy, the real real and imagined world as conjured by the mind of Diego Rivera as told to Gladys March. The invention of facts, the fabrication of the bits of truth to create a colorful story are the result of a newspaper interview that flourished into a series of interviews over many years. Beginning in 1944 and continuing until his death in 1957 Gladys March spent several months each year collecting over 2000 pages of notes that eventually formed the basis of this book. As another customer reviewer stated this is not the place to start when you reading about the life of Rivera since the lines between fact and fiction are blurred at best. A more accurate picture can be found in "dreaming With His Eyes Open" by Patrick Marnham. If you have a foundation in the life and times of one of the great Mexican artists than this book reflects a colorful and imaginative mind. The brillance of his art aside Diego reveals himself and makes no excuses for the parts of his pesonality that are less than desireable. He talks about his experiment in cannanbilsm, witchcraft, his blaphemous treatment of religion and the church, the communist party, his relationships with world leaders, artists and women, his advetures in Europe, the United States and Mexico, his troubles and ills , including his bout with cancer of the penis and in general the things that made his life as large as his physical presence. A very entertaining book that is easy to read because each small chapter deals with an extensive period of his life. All in all this is a good book to compliment other books on Rivera to get an even more accurate but distorted view of his brilliance. Included are several pictures and paintings from throughout his life. The man , the myth and the artist are here for you to decipher the truth and paint your own picture.
27 of 32 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Strictly Fantasy,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: My Art, My Life: An Autobiography (Paperback)
If you have not yet read anything about the life of Diego Rivera, don't start with this book. While Rivera's re-imagining of his life is riveting, it is merely one more tall tale. Rivera is known for many talents, however, sticking to the truth is not one of them.If you already have a solid background in the artists life, then by all means read this book to get a sharper insight into his mental inner-workings! 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Diego Rivera's Life Story,
By Jamshed Mathur - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: My Art, My Life: An Autobiography (Paperback)
On a visit to Mexico City I saw this book at a store attached to a museumdepicting some of the work of Diego Rivera, the Mexican mural painter. I promptly bought a paper - back copy of the book though at a greatly inflated price charged by the store. Gladys March, an American journalist, commenced interviewing Rivera in 1944 for this book but it was not until a final manuscript had been checked by Rivera shortly before his death in 1957, that the book was finally published in 1960. She has done a superb job in writing the book as though it were an autobiography in Rivera's own words. An absolutely fascinating 'extra' is the Appendix which recounts statements made by Rivera's four wives and/or live-in companions. I strongly recommend the book to anyone who admires Mexican mural painting and would like some knowledge of its supreme artist, Diego Rivera. |
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