Itzhak Perlman: American Masters

Rivera In America

Season 3, Episode 6 of 9

Considered the greatest Mexican painter of the 20th century, Diego Rivera continues to have a profound effect on the international art world. As a young man, he encountered the works of Cezanne, Gauguin, Renoir and Matisse in Paris. But it was the Renaissance frescoes in Italy that fueled his vision of a new art form that could reach and celebrate the working man. He returned to Mexico, and, ultimately, propelled the fusion of fresco with modern art and architecture. The program examines Rivera's personal story -- from his stormy love affair with fellow painter, Frida Kahlo, to his controversial commissions for Henry Ford and the Rockefellers in the States.

Previously Aired

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Time
Channel
9/27/2010
10:30 p.m.
9/29/2010
3 a.m.
9/9/2011
8 p.m.
9/10/2011
2 a.m.
9/11/2011
5 p.m.
9/12/2011
4 a.m.
9/16/2011
2 p.m.
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