Diego Rivera was a revolutionary painter in more ways than one. Attending art school at eleven, by his twenties he counted among the most influential figures of the Parisian art scene of the early 20th century, including Picasso, Modigliani, Braque and Gris.

Rivera's murals, both in his native Mexico and the USA, reflect the contradictory turbulence of his character and times. He met Lenin in Paris, Stalin in Moscow, and offered refuge to Trotsky during his Mexican exile. Meanwhile his work was commissioned by those giants of capitalism, Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller. Rivera's indefatigable industry was matched by his zest for life, accumulating hundreds of lovers and four wives - including Frida Kahlo, whose formidable partnership is also one of the great love-stories of art history.

This beautifully realized graphic novel tells the story of the extraordinary life and times of an artist in whom myth and reality fused.

Explores the passions and contradictions--both human and political--that turned the prolific painter Diego Rivera into an increasingly universal cultural figure. Attending art school at 11, by his twenties he was counted among the most influential figures of the Parisian art scene of the early 20th century, which also included Picasso, Modigliani, Braque, and Gris. Rivera's murals reflect the contradictory turbulence of his character and times. His indefatigable industry was matched by his zest for life, accumulating hundreds of lovers and four wives--including Frida Kahlo, whose formidable partnership is also one of the great love stories of art history. This graphic novel tells the story of the extraordinary life and times of an artist for whom myth and reality fused.