Gloriosa Victoria (Rivera)

This painting is a representation of the US invasion in Guatemala known as the Banana Republic. It was painted by Diego Rivera who was an active member of the communist party in Mexico to depict the different reactions of the people in the country after the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz. In the painting you can see John Foster Dulles shaking hands with Castillo Armas while holding a bomb with President Eisenhower’s face on it. John Peurifoy is standing with Guatemalan military officers handing them money. In the background of the painting there are many people protesting and men carrying bananas for the United Fruit Company. The Catholic Archbishop of Guatemala is blessing the officials and everyone around him as he has received warnings on the evils of communism. There are also many dead bodies lying on the ground in front of everyone as all this commotion is happening.

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