Why Was Diego Rivera's Mural for the RCA Building in Rockefeller

question 23

Multiple Choice

Why was Diego Rivera's mural for the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center controversial?

• A) because the artist was inspired by Mexican murals
• B) because the artist offered to add a picture of Abraham Lincoln
• C) because the artist got paid without ever finishing the mural
• D) because the artist included elements inspired by his communist beliefs
• E) all of the other answers

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