Diego Rivera Gallery

The Diego Rivera Gallery is a building, formerly a student-directed art gallery and exhibition space for work by San Francisco Art Institute students.

1. History

The gallery provided an opportunity for BFA, MFA and Post-Baccalaureate students to present their work in a gallery setting, to use the space for large-scale installations, or to experiment with artistic concepts and concerns in a public venue. Exhibitions changed weekly and were open on Tuesdays. About 40 shows per year were scheduled, and close to 200 students were exhibited each year. In ex-faculty member Charles Boone's time at SFAI, he attended nearly every opening reception.

1. Mural

The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City (1931) is one of four fresco murals in the San Francisco Bay Area painted by Mexican artist Diego Rivera. Rivera's mural seems to be painted for and about a working class audience.

1. References


1. External links

Official website Full Story of the Mural at SFAI Website National Museum of Murals and Mosaics 2009 MFA Exhibition, San Francisco Chronicle 2006 MFA Exhibition, San Francisco Chronicle