Nicaraguan-born Roberto de la Selva (1895–1957) was an artist who moved to Mexico City in 1921 as a protest against U.S. military occupation.
[1] He was an associate of Diego Rivera and the brother of poet Salomón de la Selva.
[2][3] His work may be seen in the Watchung Reservation.
De la Selva studied art at Mexico City’s Academy of San Carlos and apprenticed as a wood craftsman in the town of Apizaco.
He worked in both bas relief woodworking and some painting.