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Diego Rivera’s Grandson Donates 150,000 Objects to Museo Anahuacalli

Diego Rivera’s Grandson Donates 150,000 Objects to Museo Anahuacalli

Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli is set to receive more than 150,000 objects from Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera, the grandson of Diego Rivera, in a donation that significantly expands the museum’s holdings and renews attention on the artist’s original vision for the site. As first reported by The Art Newspaper, the gift spans centuries, from 16th-century ceramics to textiles, photographs, wooden objects, prints, and archival material tied to Rivera and his circle. The works will be transferred in stages over the coming months, beginning with ceramics and followed by manuscripts and correspondence, with completion expected by the end of the year.  Related Articles Coronel Rivera, a photographer and art historian, spent more than four decades assembling the collection. It brings together pre-Hispanic objects, family documents, and works from his own career, though it does not include paintings by Rivera or Frida Kahlo.  Speaking to the Art Newspaper, Coronel Rivera said the collection had always been intended for a museum but that he had not expected it to end up at Anahuacalli. He added that he had not …

Marco Rubio Could Testify in Old Friend David Rivera’s Venezuelan Foreign Agent Case

Marco Rubio Could Testify in Old Friend David Rivera’s Venezuelan Foreign Agent Case

Rivera’s defense attorneys have been aggressive in their attempts to present in trial what they insist will be even more exculpatory material. They tried to get Maduro, now in a federal detention center in Brooklyn, to come down to testify. He refused, citing his Fifth Amendment rights. They tried to subpoena Wiles, Trump’s current chief of staff, who worked on the Gorrín file as a Ballard lobbyist and therefore could have insight into Rivera’s work. The magistrate judge nixed that idea, insisting Wiles was too busy to take two days out of her schedule to testify: “The Chief of Staff has become the second most powerful and important person in the operation of the Federal Government,” he wrote. Rubio so far seems to be a different story. Despite serving as secretary of state, acting national security advisor, acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development, and acting chief of the National Archives and Records Administration, he apparently has more time on his calendar. He’s currently slated to be a prosecution witness after the defense …