Man at the Crossroads
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Man at the Crossroads is a famous, politically charged mural by Diego Rivera that originally commissioned for New York’s Rockefeller Center, depicting the clash between capitalism and socialism and later destroyed due to its controversial content.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mural
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco painting ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Rockefeller family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
30 Rockefeller Plaza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rockefeller Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfCommission | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | Diego Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Lenin
NERFINISHED
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May Day parade ⓘ Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ capitalist elites ⓘ clash between capitalism and socialism ⓘ industrial workers ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ socialist imagery ⓘ |
| destroyed | true ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Rockefeller Center management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destructionMethod | demolition ⓘ |
| destructionYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| genre | political art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central figure operating a machine
ⓘ
panels showing contrasting social systems ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
capitalism
ⓘ
class struggle ⓘ industrialization ⓘ political ideology ⓘ social justice ⓘ socialism ⓘ technology ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| inception | 1932 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist ideology
ⓘ
Mexican Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationIntended |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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Rockefeller Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | fresco ⓘ |
| movement | Mexican muralism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Diego Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| reasonForDestruction |
inclusion of Lenin
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political controversy ⓘ |
| recreatedAs | Man, Controller of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationLocation |
Mexico City
NERFINISHED
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Palacio de Bellas Artes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | political mural ⓘ |
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