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Biographies of the artist, which have been translated ... Kahlo’s life played out on a phantasmagorical canvas. She was born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón July 6, 1907, and lived ...
While movies, documentaries and books tell the story of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, “Frida: Beyond the Myth” — at ...
Painted in 1939 at the time of her divorce from Diego, The Two Fridas is believed to be an expression of Frida's feelings at the time. This double self-portrait was the first large-scale work ...
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was one of the most influential painters ... But her self-expression reached well beyond the canvas, and even her well-documented personal writings and political ...
The late 1930s were a pivotal moment in Frida Kahlo’s career. She began painting in the 1920s and it wasn’t until 1938 when she had her first solo exhibition. The Art Institute's Frida Kahlo ...
The Archives of American Art created this exhibition in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2001 in order to pay tribute to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (b. 1907 d. 1954) and her enduring influence ...
Donation Options Search Search Search Frida Kahlo, “Self Portrait with Monkey,” 1938. Oil on Masonite.Bequest of A. Conger Goodyear, 1966, is featured in a new exhibit at the Art Institute.