Frida Kahlo

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Archive Transcribe-a-thon: Frida Kahlo Papers

Posted: July 3, 2024
Category: Frida Kahlo
Dominique Manuel, NMWA’s digital asset manager, discusses the museum’s first-ever archive transcribe-a-thon dedicated to the letters of Frida Kahlo.
A handwritten letter by Frida Kahlo in Spanish on a piece of tan colored paper that is torn in half.

NMWA at the National Gallery: Modern Visions

Posted: April 27, 2022
Category: Frida Kahlo
Just a mile from their home at NMWA, 11 collection works are on display at the National Gallery. Learn about works by Frida Kahlo, Eva Hesse, and Amy Sherald as...
Wearing a bright yellow apron-style dress with strawberries and lace-trim details, an expressionless young woman with medium-dark skin tone rendered in grayscale stares out with her hands in her dress pockets. Her head is cocked to one side against an intensely pink-colored background.

Iturbide and Kahlo: A Conversation

Posted: May 18, 2020
Category: Frida Kahlo
In one intimate photograph, Graciela Iturbide responds—and pays homage—to Frida Kahlo’s cultural legacy, creating an artistic dialogue between the two women.
A black and white photograph of a worn body brace pinned on a blank concrete wall. The photograph is taken from slightly below and to the left of the brace. Similar to a corset, the brace itself is simultaneously lonely, foreboding, and empty as it hangs.

Director’s Desk: Illuminating Frida Kahlo

Posted: May 13, 2020
Category: Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo created intense and revealing self-portraits that chronicle, among many other subjects, her involvement with the worldwide Communist Revolution.
In a painted self-portrait, the artist stands in a stage-like space framed by white curtains. Beneath black hair woven with red yarn and flowers, heavy brows accent her dark-eyed gaze. Clad in a fringed, honey-toned shawl; long, pink skirt; and gold jewelry, she holds a bouquet and a handwritten letter.

Art Fix Friday: June 1, 2018

Posted: June 1, 2018
Category: Frida Kahlo
O’Keeffe’s painting Hibiscus sells for $4.8 million at auction; The Brooklyn Museum acquires 96 works by women; Berthe Morisot: Woman Impressionist is on view at the Musée national des beaux-arts du...
A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman holding a newspaper with news about World War II. She wears a coat and her short, curly hair is caught in the wind.

Self-Portraits in NMWA’s Collection

Posted: November 1, 2017
Category: Frida Kahlo
Modern and contemporary women artists with works on view at NMWA employ self-portraiture to address personal, social, and political issues.
A photograph shows the nude artist sitting in a metal grocery cart. It is located on a paved road in a flat, empty landscape under a gray, misty sky. Her back to the viewer, the light-skinned, brunette woman holds her raised arms in a wide V-shape, suggesting joy or abandon.

Go Figure! Amy Sherald at NMWA

Posted: June 2, 2017
Category: Frida Kahlo
During an Artists in Conversation program at NMWA on May 9, artist Amy Sherald shares her sources of inspiration and what she hopes viewers will take away from her work.
Vibrant painting of a young lady with medium skin tone staring out against a bright pink background. The painting is partially obscured by the silhouetted heads of museum visitors.

Artist Friendships: Lola Álvarez Bravo and Frida Kahlo

Posted: May 2, 2017
Category: Frida Kahlo
Inspired by the special exhibition New Ground: The Southwest of Maria Martinez and Laura Gilpin, we are celebrating famous artist friendships. Did you know that Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903–1993) and...
Black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing a dark skirt and light blouse holding a child. The woman faces back and her dark braid reaches past her waist. The dark-haired child stares at the camera and wears a white embroidered dress. Other figures are slightly visible beyond.

Art Fix Friday: March 31, 2017

Posted: March 31, 2017
Category: Frida Kahlo
#5WomenArtists features for Women's History Month; Smithsonian Magazine features Camille Claudel; Faith Ringgold exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum; and more.
A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman holding a newspaper with news about World War II. She wears a coat and her short, curly hair is caught in the wind.

Art Fix Friday: July 8, 2016

Posted: July 8, 2016
Category: Frida Kahlo
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.