Happy birthday Frida Kahlo!

Today is the birthday of renown Mexican artist Frida Kahlo; she would’ve celebrated her 100^th birthday had she been alive (she died in 1954).

Kahlo’s work is being prominently featured in museums around the world:

• Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes museum is highlighting an exhibit of nearly 350 pieces of Kahlo’s work.
• Museums in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and other U.S cities are displaying paintings and related works by Kahlo.
• Even Kahlo’s home-la Caza Azul- will display items including personal correspondence between her and her lover, artist Diego Rivera.

Undoubtedly, Kahlo is still viewed as one of the 20^th century’s preeminent artists and the breadth of her work has been even more appreciated since the 2002 film “Frida” starring Salma Hayek. Kahlo’s work provides a keenly introspective look at herself as well as her Mexican heritage. Surely her work will be enjoyed for many decades more.

Image- BBC News (“The Two Fridas” by Frida Kahlo)

Source (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa

Sources (English)- IMDB.com, Wikipedia, Scotsman, International Herald Tribune