SALT LAKE CITY -- An artist who turned his back on Utah at age 20 and forged a colorful career in Mexico -- including a stint with famed muralist Diego Rivera -- is getting a posthumous show in his native state.
Twenty-eight works by Pablo O'Higgins are now on exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts at the University of Utah.
It's believed to be one of the only solo exhibits ever of O'Higgins' work in the United States.
Born in 1904 in Salt Lake City as Paul Higgins, he moved to Mexico City in 1924 and according to museum officials, briefly worked as Rivera's assistant and later changed his name. His art career took off over the ensuing decades, including well-known depictions of Mexico's working class.
He died in 1983. Most of the works on display at the museum are on loan from private collections in Salt Lake City.
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