Detroit Bankruptcy: Diego Rivera’s Famed ‘Detroit Industry’ Mural Is Safe From Creditors

By Bryan Llenas, Fox News Latino

Famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s prominent murals in Detroit will not be sold to help the city pay its $18 billion debt.

Rivera’s “Detroit Industry” fresco is the centerpiece at the Detroit Institute of Arts and was donated to the city as a tribute to its auto manufacturing base.

Fears of the city auctioning off its prized art hit a fever pitch after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes authorized the city’s bankruptcy filing Tuesday, officially making Detroit the largest city in U.S. history to enter into default.

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