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On Frida Kahlo’s birthday, discover how she and her fellow Mexican artists redefined their nation through their work

Collection of Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico The Broken Column (1944) This self-portrait is in sharp contrast to Frida's other self-portraits in that she is all alone... no monkeys, no cats, no parrots, and no background of protective leaves and plants. Instead, Frida stands all alone crying on a vast bare plain beneath a stormy sky. Perhaps it's her way of saying that she must deal with her physical and emotional pain on her own. In 1944 when Frida painted this self-portrait, her…

Frida

The mammoth book, titled Frida Kahlo. The Complete Paintings, houses her notable self-portraiture, diary pages, letters, an illustrated biography and rarely seen photographs.

The Broken Column, Frida

Part of the "Frida in Dialogue" Lecture Series offered in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition, Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular at the Museum of Fine Arts. Rick Lopez, Professor of History, Amherst College "Nationalism, Folk Aesthetics, and Radical Politics in the Art and Self-Presentation of Fri

saola: fhark: “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. ” Frida Kahlo i adore how she acknowledges her physical imperfections and how not many artists today would accept theirs. Shes pure (via unstablemindsaredeadly)

Frida Kahlo's self portrait, Las Dos Fridas

A new, curated compilation of the Mexican artist's 152 paintings — including lost and lesser-known pieces — focuses on Kahlo and the stories behind her works.

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