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The dispute over the Rivera mural at Rockefeller Center shows that _____.Group of answer choicesAmericans were conflicted about the depiction of politics in artthe Mexican muralists were not popular outside of MexicoAmericans disliked muralsDiego Rivera was far less popular than his wife Frieda Kahlo

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The dispute over the Rivera mural at Rockefeller Center shows that _____.Group of answer choicesAmericans were conflicted about the depiction of politics in artthe Mexican muralists were not popular outside of MexicoAmericans disliked muralsDiego Rivera was far less popular than his wife Frieda Kahlo

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The dispute over the Rivera mural at Rockefeller Center shows that Americans were conflicted about the depiction of politics in art.

Here's why:

  1. Diego Rivera, a prominent Mexican muralist, was commissioned to create a mural at the Rockefeller Center in New York City in the 1930s.

  2. Rivera included a portrait of Lenin and a Soviet Russian May Day parade, which was a controversial decision given the political climate of the time.

  3. The Rockefellers, and many Americans, were uncomfortable with the overt political messages and depiction of communist figures in the mural. This led to a public outcry and eventually, the mural was covered and later destroyed.

  4. Therefore, this incident shows that there was a conflict among Americans about the depiction of politics in art, particularly when it involved controversial or radical political figures and ideas.

The other options are not necessarily true based on this incident. While Rivera's mural was controversial, it does not mean that the Mexican muralists were not popular outside of Mexico. In fact, Rivera was commissioned by an American for this project. The controversy also does not indicate that Americans disliked murals in general or that Rivera was less popular than his wife, Frida Kahlo.

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Why was Rivera’s mural at Rockefeller Center removed?Group of answer choicesThe inclusion of so many nude figures deeply offended his American audience, and censors demanded it be removed.Because of Rivera's inclusion of Lenin and socialist ideas.When Rockefeller discovered that Rivera had made the same work already in Mexico City, he was furious and had it destroyed.Rockefeller didn't pay Rivera, so the artist destroyed it.

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