In Mexico it is wise to carry a pistol. Most Mexicans do it. In Mexico City there is a man who stands, peaceably enough, on a scaffold and paints pictures of his countrymen on walls and ceilings. Sometimes even he carries a pistol, a very large pistol with a commensurate cartridge belt. But this pistol is not a weapon. It is an artist's symbol.
Artist Diego Rivera believes in revolution, so he dresses the part. He is, however, no ferocious cinema "greaser." He is genial, cultured, industrious. His repute grew, his geniality increased,...
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