Berdecio, Roberto

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Roberto Guardia Berdecio was born in Oct. 20, 1910 in Sucre, Bolivia. Berdecio was a muralist who was acquainted with such artists and writers as Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Juan O'Gorman, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Pablo Neruda, Leopoldo Méndez and many others. Berdecio was involved with such socialist organizations as Taller Gráfica Popular (TGP) and Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios (LEAR).

From the description of Roberto Berdecio papers, 1931-1995. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 215106574

Biographical/Historical Note

David Alfaro Siqueiros was a leading member of the Mexican muralist movement and a technical innovator of fresco and wall painting. His ideological differences with Diego Rivera attracted much attention in the 1930s.

From the guide to the David Alfaro Siqueiros papers, 1920-1991, 1930-1936, (Getty Research Institute)

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referencedIn Berdecio, Roberto : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Berdecio, Roberto. Roberto Berdecio papers, 1931-1995. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Berdecio, Roberto. Roberto Berdecio interviews [videorecording]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf David Alfaro Siqueiros papers, 1920-1991, 1930-1936 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf BERDECIO, ROBERTO. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
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associatedWith John Reed Club (Group)—California—Los Angeles corporateBody
associatedWith Kahlo, Frida. person
associatedWith Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios (Mexico City, Mexico) corporateBody
associatedWith O'Gorman, Juan, 1905-1982. person
associatedWith Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City, Mexico) corporateBody
associatedWith Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. person
associatedWith Siqueiros, David Alfaro person
associatedWith Siqueiros, David Alfaro. person
associatedWith Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexico City, Mexico) corporateBody
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Mexico
Mexico
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Art
Communism and art
Mural painting and decoration
Mural painting and decoration, Mexican
Painters
Painters
Painting
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Birth 1910

Death 2010

Bolivians

Spanish; Castilian,

English

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