Mexico's foremost muralist, Rivera's epic historical murals in the National Palace, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and Rockefeller Center (destroyed) created the visual language through which Mexican history represents itself to the world. His marriage to Frida Kahlo and his Stalinist political allegiances made him the most controversial as well as the most celebrated cultural figure in 20th century Mexico.
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