(The Man Controller of the Universe) This painting by Diego Rivera was started in 1933 for the Rockefeller Center in New York. He was asked to paint a mural on the second floor in the Palace of Fine Arts. John Rockefeller wanted this painting to get people to stop and think. Rivera included a portrait of Vladimir Lennon in the mural which upset Rockefeller. He asked Diego to remove the picture of Lennon and add one of Abraham Lincoln. Diego refused to do so. When he had completed the mural, it remained draped. Diego was fully still paid for the mural even though it wasn’t on display. It was destroyed in 1934 just a few weeks after it was completed. People were angry and protested but it was no use. In this
(The Man Controller of the Universe) This painting by Diego Rivera was started in 1933 for the Rockefeller Center in New York. He was asked to paint a mural on the second floor in the Palace of Fine Arts. John Rockefeller wanted this painting to get people to stop and think. Rivera included a portrait of Vladimir Lennon in the mural which upset Rockefeller. He asked Diego to remove the picture of Lennon and add one of Abraham Lincoln. Diego refused to do so. When he had completed the mural, it remained draped. Diego was fully still paid for the mural even though it wasn’t on display. It was destroyed in 1934 just a few weeks after it was completed. People were angry and protested but it was no use. In this