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Marika Rivera, Daughter of Artist Diego Rivera, Dies in England |
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| Written by Robert Barr, Associated Press Writer |
| Thursday, 04 February 2010 02:19 |
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They moved in the same revolutionary avant garde circles with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, George Braque, Henri Matisse and Amedeo Modigliani.  Diego Rivera found Vorobieff's "wild beauty" irresistible despite her
reputation for a ferocious temper. The affair ended violently as Marevna — by
then pregnant — pulled a knife, cut the back of Rivera's neck and then her own
neck. "When the child, a girl, was born, Marevna exhibited her as living proof of my infamy. She succeeded in turning many of my friends ... against me," Rivera wrote in his autobiography, "My Art, My Life." Rivera, who died in 1957, spurned appeals to help the child and mother. "Of course, I paid no attention to them," he wrote. "The child Marika, now grown up and married, is a lovely woman and an accomplished dancer. For many years, she too wrote me letters and sent me photographs in the hope of softening my flinty old heart. I never responded. The past was past. Even if, by the barest chance, I was really her father, neither she nor Marevna ever actually needed me." Rivera did contact Marika shortly before his death, asking her to come to Mexico, but she declined, Phillips said. Marika Rivera had several small film roles, including in "Darling" (1965), "The Girl on a Motorcycle" (1968); "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971); "Percy's Progress" (1974); and "Hotel du Paradis" (1986), in which she played herself. She also produced a one-woman show in London, "Marika's Cafe Theatre," based on her memories of life the arty Montemarte area of Paris. She is survived by a son from each marriage. A funeral service will be held Friday at St. Edwards' Church in Athelhampton. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. / By: Robert Barr, Associated Press Writer Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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