These Rare Photos of Frida Kahlo Show Her Life Before She Became an Artist
These Rare Photos of Frida Kahlo Show Her Life Before She Became an Artist
*Why you should read this: Because there are many Fridaphiles among our NewsTaco readers. Because these are photos that some of her most avid fans haven’t seen (we think?) VL […]
This Is the Largest Exhibit on Mexican Art in 60 Years
*Beautiful! If you happen to be in Paris between now and January. . . VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla (2 minute read) Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are undoubtedly two of […]
This Frida Kahlo-Inspired Cartoon Will Get You through the Day
*The ‘toon is about a young girl coming to terms with her bushy eyebrows. What do you make of this Taquistas? Good? Bad? Meh? VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla Frida […]
Frida Kahlo’s Love Letters Give Glimpse Into The Guarded Artist’s Private Life
*A good weekend read for all the Fridaphiles out there. What, or who was Frida’s famous “Tree of Hope?” VL By Katherine Brooks, Huffington Post Latino Voices “I don’t know […]
How Diego Rivera Met the Fierce Teenage Frida Kahlo and Fell in Love with Her Years Later
*A good read for all you Fridaphiles out there. VL By Maria Popova, brain pickings There is something singularly mesmerizing about the fateful encounters that sparked epic, often turbulent, lifelong […]
Uncovering Clues in Frida Kahlo’s Private Wardrobe
By Hunter Oatman-Stanford, Collectors Weekly Frida Kahlo wore her heart on her sleeve, though not the way one might think. In real life, as on the canvases of her many […]
Intense Pre Surrealist gaze: La Pequeña Frida
From the textmex obsessed imagination of Daphne Strassmann Taken by her father Guillermo Kahlo (Carl Wilhelm Kahlo) on June 15, 1919. Daphne Strassmann: I am a Non-Fiction writer in Boston suffering from […]
Frida Kahlo’s Closet, Revealed!!!
via UNIVISION… From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio For more on this story, go here; thanks to facebook buddy Pam Fradkin for the link! This article was first published in […]
Frida Kahlo, 1932
From the textmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio Frida Kahlo, 1932 | Yale Beinecke Digital Library source: http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/digitallibrary/ This post first appeared in the textmex galleryblog. William Anthony Nericcio, aka “Memo,” […]
“In Wonderland” Celebrates Latina Surrealist Painters
Although collaboration between institutes can sometimes prove a treacherous affair, the current collaboration between Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City only proves […]