Brownsville Art
Print
Grade 3, Mrs.
Robinson
October
DIEGO RIVERA
Detroit Industry Murals
- South Wall (detail)
Frescoes (paint
applied directly to plaster on walls)
Size of Portion of South Wall (center panel): 9ft. x 45 ft.
This month we
looked at Diego Rivera’s famous Detroit
Industry Murals (South Wall detail), painted from April 1932 to March 1933.
The murals fill a vast room in the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum. While
depicting many themes and containing many symbols, the murals are mainly known
for recognizing and celebrating the many workers involved in the great
industries of America: in Detroit, of course, the automobile industry.
This mural was
chosen by the Art Print Team as a good starting point for the teamwork, hard
work, and skills that our 3rd grade students are developing over the year. We
talked about the long process and hard work Rivera did in creating the murals
(How many sketches did he make in preparation? How long does it take to
complete?), the idea of scale (How big is the size of a figure in the mural
compared to a typical 3rd grader?), and teamwork (all the workers individually
contributing to create something together).
The students
thought about the hard work they will be doing this year, and what skills/tools
they will use, and each contributed to a class mural of their own!
For more
information, please visit:
- Julia Munro (with Laura Henderson,
Art Print Team, Mrs. Robinson)
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