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Marxism will give health to the sick

Date:
Apr 13 1954

To mark the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx, PL Henderson offers an appreciation of one of Frida Kahlo’s greatest paintings, which was heavily influenced by Marx’s creative thinking. One of the last paintings Frida Kahlo ever created was entitled ´Marxism…

Faiz

Practitioner:
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Date:
Apr 13 1954

Faiz | Hum Dekhenge | BolFaiz Ahmed Faiz, born 13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984, was an influential left-wing intellectual, revolutionary poet, and one of the most regarded poets of the Urdu language, being considered four times for the Nobel Prize in poetry. A notable member of the Progressive…

Man at the Crossroads

Practitioner:
Diego Rivera

Date:
Apr 13 1954

In 1932, Rivera was commissioned by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and her husband John D. Rockefeller Jr. to paint a mural for the lobby of Rockefeller Center. Rivera kept the original, approved plan for the two outer sides of the mural…