1. By: Jocelyn White

2. December 8, 1886: Birth He was born in Guanajuato City, Guanajuato to Diego and Maria Barrientos. He had a twin named Jose Carlos, who died at 16 months due to infections. His mom was Jewish and his dad was Spanish Nobility. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera http://www.mexonline.com/diegorivera.htm

4. 1907- Europe He and his family moved to Paris, France. They lived their for fourteen years while he went to school. Diego encountered works by Cezanne, Gauguin, and Renior. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/ diego-rivera/about-the-artist/64/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/ diego-rivera/about-the-artist/64/

5. Paul Cezanne Paul Gauguin Pierre Auguste Renoir

6. 1909- 1 st Marriage He met Angeline Belhoff while he in Brussels. She was a kind, sensitive Russian who was also a painter. They were married for the next 12 years. http://www.fbuch.com/diego.htm

7. Angeline Belhoff

8. Spring 1922- 2 nd Marriage His third wife was Lupe Martin. They met while on travels in Mexico to study the various landscapes and history. They divorced in 1927. http://www.diego-rivera.org/biography.html http://www.fbuch.com/diego.htm

9. Lupe Martin

10. Autumn 1922- Founding of Technical School Founded The Revolutionary Union of Technical Workers, Painters and Sculptures. Later that year, Diego joined the Mexican Communist Party. Diego started to develop his own style based on large, simplified figures and bold colors with an Aztec influences. http://www.fbuch.com/diego.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera

11. Diego is standing and speaking to the crowd during a meeting.

12. Autumn of 1927- October Revolution Diego celebrated the 10 th Anniversary of The October Revolution. He was invited to paint a mural for the Red Army Club in Moscow, Russia. He was ordered out shortly after he started, due to involvement in Anti-Soviet Policies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera

13. The October Revolution 1917 in Russia

14. August 21, 1929- 3 rd Marriage Diego and Frida Kahlo were married twice during their love affair. Diego was 36 and was painting his first mural in the amphitheater of the National Preparatory School when he and Frida first met. Kahlo’s father had observed the lovers silently, and with a partial blessing, Rivera, 42, and Kahlo, 22, were married for the first time on August 21, 1929. http://www.diego-rivera.org/lifewithfrida.html

15. Frida and her portrait by Rivera

16. Winter of 1917- Baby Diego Angeline Belhoff had a baby boy, Diego’s one and only son. Diego named him Diego after himself, only to have the baby die a year later due to illness. He went Angeline’s rival, Marie Marevna, who also became pregnant. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rivera.html

17. Marie Marevna, a Russian Painter

18. November 1957- Death Diego died at age 71 He died from heart failure, only to die with out his lover, Frida Kahlo, who died 3 years before. He died with his life perfectly in balance and Mexican Culture in balance also. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rivera.html http://www.mexonline.com/diegorivera.htm

19. He died an amazing painter with influence in Mexico.

20. The End!!