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Detroit Industry Murals

1932–1933

Monumental fresco cycle celebrating Detroit's auto industry, depicting workers, machines, and technology as a modern mythology of labor and production.

Significance

Rivera's greatest American work, controversial for its Marxist imagery and celebration of workers. It influenced generations of public art and remains Detroit's cultural treasure.

Medium

Fresco

Dimensions

27 panels, covering four walls

Location

Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, USA

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