🎂 Mural painter Diego Rivera is born (1886)
Where: Guanajuato, Mexico
📅 On This Day: December 8
December 8, 1886: Mural painter Diego Rivera is born. Painter Diego Rivera was born, a twin, in Guanajuato, Mexico. He painted huge, colourful murals across whole walls, showing Mexico's history and its working people. He wanted everyone to be able to see art, not just people in galleries.
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🧠 Question of the day
Where did Diego Rivera mostly paint?
- On sand
- On tiny stamps
- On walls of buildings
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Answer: On walls of buildings
Questions
What happened on December 8?
December 8, 1886: Mural painter Diego Rivera is born. It happened in Guanajuato, Mexico.
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