by Duncan Tonatiuh Publishers Weekly Suggestive of stained glass
windows, Tonatiuh's mixed-media collages combine ancient Mexican
art motifs with blocky, stylized figures, to pay tribute to this
versatile artist. Rivera paired classical and modern techniques
with traditional Mexican aesthetics to create socially and
politically relevant murals. Tonatiuh invites readers to
speculate about what Rivera might paint if he were alive
today-"would he paint students at their desks... just as he
painted factory workers in the production line?"-while creating
vignettes whose symmetries draw further connections between past
and present. Tonatiuh's biography celebrates Rivera, but focuses
on the inspiration driving artistic expression in his time and
in our own. Ages 5-9. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights
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Library Journal K-Gr 3-Tonatiuh relates key moments in the
famous muralist's life and ponders what would capture his
interest if he were alive toda