Calla Lily Vendor Enamel Pin

Calla Lily Vendor by Diego Rivera

Soft Enamel Pin
1.25"
9 colors
One black rubber clutch
Backer card (90 x 52 mm)
Transparent bag with a hole

Diego Rivera, Calla Lily Vendor, 1943
© (2019) Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / SOCAN

About Calla Lilly Vendor
Throughout his career, Diego Rivera represented the everyday lives of indigenous peoples of Mexico. Among his most iconic subjects were calla lily vendors. They can be seen in murals, canvas paintings and watercolors.

In this version, a jubilant bundle of calla lilies dominates the canvas. In the foreground, two women wear traditional fringed shawls, or rebozo, which were not only decorative but utilitarian: the length of the fabric could be used to tie the basket to a vendor’s back.