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19 October 2020 (due date)

This is an oil painting by Diego Rivera, it was a prized piece in Mrs. McNay’s collection
and one of her first major purchases. She purchased it not long after it was printed from another San Antonio collector. It’s believed this was exhibited at the San Antonio Art League back in 1927, and Diego Rivera may have attended the show himself. Delfina Flores is the girl depicted in the image. She was the first daughter of one of Rivera’s housekeepers, an Otomi Indian. Delfina Flores originally hung in Mrs. McNay’s dining room, but then she decided to loan it to the Witte Museum in 1946 for an exhibition. Rivera painted Flores numerous times over the course of her life and even painted her with her own child. Rivera was the first to make wide use of the Mexican colors of umber, burnt sienna, and tile red.While still a student, he spent three years in the art gallery of Europe. Three years of extensive, analytical study of the great masters. Rivera painted this “Mexican Girl” in the late 1920s. It is he who has stripped Mexican from the Spanish influence that has obscured it for hundreds of years and set the pace of future artists for his country to follow. Delfina dressed in a white native peasant blouse and a tile blue skirt, radiates vitality, warmth, frank domination and earnest judgment, in the quiet dignity of her small size, her reserve and her poise. Her little round face and sturdy short neck are executed with a delicate sensitivity, dramatized and highlighted by small red hairbows catching up the dark braids of her hair. This portrait doesn’t only portrait the child but all the children of Mexico. The background is of great significance, consisting of three broad and vivid bands of color, representing the elements earth, water, and sky. I chose this painting because it caught my eye and stood out to me. The detailing is so precise and perfect. After reading what the painting and the colors meant, I realized it was of great significance and would be an interesting portrait to write about. When Mrs. McNay passed away in 1950, the painting was given, along with 23 acres, 700 objects, and her home, to create the first modern art museum in Texas. Till this day the painting continues to be an important part of the museum's permanent collection and is currently on view in the Lang Gallery.

and one of her first major purchases. She purchased it not long after it was printed from another San Antonio collector. It is believed this was exhibited at the San Antonio Art League back in 1927, and Diego Rivera may have attended the show himself. Delfina Flores is the girl depicted in the image. She was the first daughter of one of Rivera’s housekeepers, an Otomi Indian. Delfina Flores originally hung in Mrs. McNay’s dining room, but then she decided to loan it to the Witte Museum in 1946 for an exhibition. Rivera painted Flores numerous times over the course of her life and even painted her with her child. Rivera was the first to make wide use of the Mexican colours of umber, burnt sienna, and tile red. While still a student, he spent three years in the art gallery of Europe. Three years of extensive, analytical study of the great masters. Rivera painted this “Mexican Girl” in the late 1920s. It is he who has stripped Mexican from the Spanish influence that has obscured it for hundreds of years and set the pace of future artists in his country to follow. Delfina dressed in a white native peasant blouse and a tile blue skirt, radiates vitality, warmth, frank domination and earnest judgment, in the quiet dignity of her small size, her reserve and her poise. Her little round face and sturdy short neck are executed with a delicate sensitivity, dramatized and highlighted by small red hair bows catching up the dark braids of her hair. This portrait does not only portrays the child but all the children of Mexico. The background is of great significance, consisting of three broad and vivid bands of colour, representing the elements earth, water, and sky. I chose this painting because it caught my eye, and stood out to me. The detailing is so precise and perfect. After reading what the painting and the colours meant, I realized it was of great significance and would be an interesting portrait to write about. When Mrs. McNay passed away in 1950; the painting along with 23 acres, 700 objects, and her home, was given, to create the first modern art museum in Texas. To this day the painting continues to be an important part of the museum's permanent collection and is on view in the Lang Gallery.