Diego Rivera: A Closer Look
Take a deep look at Weaving by Diego Rivera to learn how Indigenous Mexican traditions and modern art movements influenced his creative practice. Using the activities provided, you can make weavings and portraits inspired by your heritage. Plus, explore collection works by Rivera’s peers.
Diego Rivera, a leading modernist painter who came to prominence in the years after the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), promoted a vision of Mexican national identity rooted in Indigenous and folk cultures, distinct from the legacies of Spanish colonialism. In Weaving, Rivera features Luz Jiménez, a master weaver and Nahua, one of the largest Indigenous groups in Mesoamerica. Many Mexican Modernist artists respected Jiménez’s deep knowledge of the customs and stories of her people.
