Detroit Industry Information and Images - Index


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1. "Detroit Industry"
DIEGO RIVERA
Mexican, 1886-1957
Detroit Industry, 1933
Fresco
Founders Society Purchase, Edsel B. Ford Fund and Gift of Edsel B. Ford
(33.10)
2. Rivera Painting North Wall
W. J. STETTLER
American
Rivera Painting North Wall, 1932
Documentary photograph
The Detroit Institute of Arts
3. Infant in Bulb of Plant (cartoon)
DIEGO RIVERA
Mexican, 1886-1957
Infant in Bulb of Plant (cartoon), detail, 1932
Black chalk
Gift of the artist (33.35)
4. Infant in Bulb of Plant
Infant in Bulb of Plant
East wall, lower center panel 133.4 cm x 7.963 m (52 in. x 26 ft. 1 in.)
5. Woman Holding Grain / Fruits
Woman Holding Grain
East wall, upper left panel 2.578 m x 2.134 m (8 ft. 5 in x 7 ft.)

Fruits
East wall, lower left panel 68.3 cm x 185.4 cm (26 7/8 in. x 6 ft. 1 in.)
6. The West Wall - Center Panels
The West Wall, Center Panels
Upper center panel 2.578 m x 7.963 n (8 ft. 5 in. x 26 ft. 1 in.)
Middle center panel 133.4 cm x 7.963 m (52 in. x 26 ft. 1 in.)
7. Aviation Panel: War Planes / Hawk
Aviation Panel: War Planes
West wall, upper right panel 2.578 m x 2.134 m (8 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft.)

Hawk
West wall, middle right panel 68.3 cm x 185.4 cm (26 7/8 in. x 6 ft. 1 in.)
8. Electricity Panel
Electricity Panel
West wall, lower right panel, 5.182 m x 170.2 cm (17 ft. x 67 in.)
9. The North Wall
The North Wall
Upper center panel 2.692 m x 13.716 m (8 ft. 10 in. x 45 ft.)
Middle center panel 132.7 cm x 13.716 m (52 in. x 45 ft.)
Lower panel 5.398 m x 13.716 m (17 ft. 8 in. x 45 ft.)
10. The Native American Race
The Native American Race, detail
North wall, upper center panel
11. North Wall Automotive Panel
North Wall Automotive Panel, detail
Middle center panel
12. Spindle
Spindle, detail
North wall, main panel
13. Vaccination of a Child / Embryo
Vaccination of a Child
North wall, upper right panel 2.578 m x 2.134 m (8 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft.)

Embryo
North wall, middle right panel 68 cm x 185.4 cm (26 in. x 6 ft. 1 in.)
14. South Wall
South Wall
Upper center panel 2.692 m x 13.716 m (8 ft. 10 in. x 45 ft.)
Middle center panel 132.7 cm x 13.716 m (52 in. x 45 ft.)
Lower panel 5.378 m x 13.716 m (17 ft. 7 in. x 45 ft.)
15. Commercial Chemical Works
Commercial Chemical Works
South wall, upper right panel 2.578 m x 2.134 m (8 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft.)
16. South Wall Automotive Panel, detail
South Wall Automotive Panel, detail
Middle center panel
17. Portraits of William Valentiner and Edsel B. Ford
Portraits of William Valentiner and Edsel B. Ford
South Wall Automotive Panel, detail
18. CONCLUSION