[3] He appeared as an extra in the production by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes of Stravinsky's Petrushka, starring Vaslav Nijinsky.
[4] After the war, Diego cut off contact with his family and traveled to Paris, where he was exposed to the latest in Cubism, Abstraction, and Surrealism.
[1] Shortly after his arrival, he is said to have gone to the observation deck of the Woolworth Building (then New York's tallest), and thrown all of his money off the roof, saying "I wanted to start from scratch.
"[4] One of his first jobs in the United States was designing scenery in Tampa, Florida for the touring Broadway show "Wild Cat.
He moved, this time to Mexico, where he collected native artifacts and took inspiration from the muralist Carlos Mérida.
[8] Together they traveled with the Royal American Shows where Gypsy worked as a performer while her husband created murals.
During World War II he supported the American Artists' Congress which was fighting censorship in Germany and Italy and before it was in opposition against Francisco Franco.