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AdmittedDiego Rivera · 1927
Here we have Sunfish. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower) — a drawing by Rivera, nineteen twenty-seven. It's watercolor and pencil on paper, about 25 by 34 centimeters.
Medium Watercolor and pencil on paper · Dimensions 9 3/4 x 13 3/8" (24.8 x 34 cm) · Credit Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Hanging beside it in The Philip Johnson Galleries: Study for backdrop for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower), U.S. – Mexico Gold – Silver. Costume designs for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)
Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: Untitled
More by Diego Rivera here: Agrarian Leader Zapata, Man at the Crossroads, Flower Festival: Feast of Santa Anita, The Man. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower), Set design for scene four of the ballet H.P. (Horsepower), Study for backdrop for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)
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