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What was Diego Rivera known for?

Diego Rivera was known for painting bold large-scale murals that promote socialist ideologies and Mexico’s indigenous and popular heritage. A couple of his most famous murals include Detroit Industry for the Detroit Institute of Arts and Man, Controller of the Universe at the Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City, the latter of which reproduced the Man at the Crossroads fresco, which was destroyed by the building management at Rockefeller Center, New York City.