ArtCollectionsLatin AmericanWinding Thread (Hilando)
Winding Thread (Hilando)
Title

Winding Thread (Hilando)

Artist/Maker

Diego Rivera, Mexican, 1886 - 1957

Date

1936

Type Of Object

painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce

Object Number

1968.29

Image Credit

© Phoenix Art Museum. All rights reserved.

Copyright

© 2022 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Department

Latin American

On View

Yes

Location

North Wing, Second Floor, Western American Art Gallery

Description

Diego Rivera was the most prolific artist of the Mexican mural movement. The second artist featured in a solo exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (the first was Matisse), he was also the best-known Mexican artist in the United States. Indian Woman Weaving represents a bridge between his heroic portrayals of revolutionaries, workers, and peasants reflecting the ideals of the Mexican Revolution and the later, more sentimental images of indigenous people he produced for the foreign tourist market. Framing this everyday Indian woman in a classical composition, he endows her with great dignity. This painting also illustrates Rivera’s acumen in producing idealized images that were in great demand at home and abroad.

What can we help you find?

Need further assistance?
Please call Visitor Services at 602.257.1880 or email

info@phxart.org
TYPE HERE TO SEARCH...