Wight, Clifford, 1900-approximately 1960

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Wight, a sculptor and epigrapher; San Francisco, Calif.; acted as Mexican muralist Diego Rivera's technical assistant, translator, and secretary during his soujourn in the United States, ca. l931-1934, while Rivera completed murals for the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Rockefeller Center in New York (destroyed), and the Coit Tower in San Francisco.

From the description of Clifford Wight papers relating to Diego Rivera, 1929-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648200

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referencedIn Jewett, Masha Zakheim, 1931-. Coit Tower Mural Survey, 1975. California state library
creatorOf Clifford Wight papers relating to Diego Rivera Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Biddle, George, 1885- person
associatedWith Jewett, Masha Zakheim, 1931- person
associatedWith Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902- person
associatedWith Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. person
associatedWith Stackpole, Ralph, 1885-1973. person
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Hispanic American art
Mexican American art
Mural Painters
Mural painting and decoration
Public art
Sculptors
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Birth 1900

Death 1960

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