Nearly 70 photos, books, drawings, things and a notebook related to the life and work of Antonite Rivas Mercado (1900-1931) have been shown since yesterday, at the house of Rivas Mercado, located in the neighborhood of Guerrero.
This, as part of the exhibition House of Ideas. The legacy of Antonita Rivas Mercado, Which celebrates the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Mexican writer and activist, “A bright woman has advanced to her era, whose voice and heritage still resonate in every corner of this house and in the heart of those who know her and admire her,” said Kristopal Arias Ghamouz, the director of the size yesterday.
The sample includes two unpublished two pieces. The first is the Diego Rivera collection, where he drew the beneficiary’s character, represented by her distinctive hat and earrings Art Deco.
Another piece that is displayed for the first time is the image of a pencil that Angelina Bilov made from Antonita and her son Donald Antonio Blair Rivas.
According to the coordinator, this piece, which was placed in France, in 1923, before Bilov settled in Mexico, “was not limited to the quiet beauty of Antonita, but also the tenderness of the mothers’ bond, which reflects the admiration and respect she felt.”
“This image is considered one of the most emotional representation of Antonita, and revealed its most intimate dimensions and reaffirming its deep relationship with art and cultural sensitivity to its time.”
This sample, which will be closed in August, includes pictures of Antonita with his mother, on the stairs of the house, next to Albert Blair – his wife – with his son and accompanied by his father.
His present and samples published by the small leather library, which his father presented to him in 1921, where authors such as Shakespeare, Alan Bou, Kepling, Colyridge, Stephenson, Fitzgerald and Mobasant, for example.
Contemporary pieces are also included, such as Image of Antonita Rivas Mercado (2021), written by Bruno Newman, was based on the pulp caps for pierced support, and 28 registered on the life and work of the cultural promoter developed by students of the Technical Starting School No. 4 of INBAL.
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Finally, Cristóbal Arias commented that “The Rivas Mercado House is a space that does not protect only the memory of an era, but also the life and spirit of those who lived in it.”
The restoration ended in 2017, and it works through a special guardian, so they do not receive government resources, and they have become a cultural space with a broader program, which includes the museum night, free visits to weak societies and active participation with the Guerrero neighborhood community.
He said that at the present time, the Commemorss Foundation recovers the extension of the original garden of the property and restores the colonial home associated with property, which was built in 1902, with a budget of 7 million dollars to turn it into a group of community houses, which will be ready in September.
He said that he would open an exhibition for architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, on the 115th anniversary of the Independence column.
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