Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.misc From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Diego Rivera Praise Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 07:57:14 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Diego Rivera Praise Publication Date: Sunday November 15, 1992 BYLINE: When I lived in Mexico in the early '50s, many Americans considered it either daring or subversive to admire Rivera because of his graphic depiction of oppression of the indigenous population by European "conquerors." It was especially interesting to me one day while enjoying the murals at the courthouse in Cuernavaca to overhear a very poor and humble Indian woman say to her husband, "Look what they're doing to us!" Indeed, the mural was clearly telling the story of exploitation and degradation of Indians by Spaniards. Do add the Cuernavaca murals to the tour of Rivera's works and be aware of the powerful messages he sent to often illiterate, disenfranchised people. ANN BIEN Anaheim This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM