Mother and Child

1922–1929

Meeting Frida Kahlo

While still married to Guadalupe Marín, Rivera met the art student Frida Kahlo in Mexico City; a passionate affair began between them, and after his divorce from Marín they married.

23. oktober 1924

Daughter born: Guadalupe Rivera Marín

autumn 1927

Arrival in Moscow for the anniversary of the October Revolution

Accepting a government invitation, Rivera went to Moscow to take part in the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution.

1927

On the tribune of Lenin's Mausoleum

During the military parade and demonstration on Red Square Rivera stood on the tribune of Lenin's Mausoleum and made dozens of sketches of the celebrants; the drawings were later shown at his exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

18. juni 1927

Daughter born: Ruth Rivera Marín

1928

Meeting Alfred H. Barr Jr.

While still in the Soviet Union, Rivera met the American Alfred H. Barr Jr., soon to become his friend and patron and the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.