The Rouge: The Image of Industry in the Art of Charles Sheeler and Diego Rivera

Detroit, MI: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1978. VG-, moderate foxing to front cover, but an unused copy that was in storage a long time. Contents VG+. Wraps. 96 pp. Over 120 bw plates. Foreword by Frederick J. Cummings. This exhibition is in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Ford Motor Company. The Rouge is a massive industrial complex that Ford owned (owns?) in Detroit. An important exhibit in many ways, one of which is the strking difference in how Rivera and Sheeler depicted the same location. Preface by Mary Jane Jacob and Linda Downs. Sheeler produced paintings and photographs, while Rivera produced frescoes. An amazing exhibition on an intriguing topic. Published to accompany the exhibition held at Detroit, MI: Detroit Institute of Arts, Aug. 15 to Nov. 1, 1978. Contents as follows: Foreword / by Frederick J. Cummings -- Preface / by Mary Jane Jacob and Linda Downs -- The Rouge in 1927 : photographs and paintings by Charles Sheeler / by Mary Jane Jacob -- Sheeler catalogue entries -- The Rouge in 1932 : The Detroit Industry frescoes by Diego Rivera / by Linda Downs -- Rivera catalogue entries. (Inventory #: 5811)