Frida Kahlo

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  1. Vice Editors Ax Suicide Fashion Spread in Uproar Over Taste

    Tue, 18 Jun 2013

    long tradition depicting female suicides, to wit, Millais's 'Ophelia,' or, for a real and not fictive person, Frida Kahlo 's 'The Suicide of Dorothy Hale.' The images do indeed scare the public because death has become taboo." One of

  2. Frida Kahlo's Closet is Opened After 58 Years

    Mon, 26 Nov 2012

    Imagine being in Frida Kahlo 's childhood home and opening up a Trujillo Soto, the director of the Frida Kahlo Museum opened the closets that had Inside were over 300 items belonging to Frida Kahlo , and now, a wide array of what was

  3. Intrigued by Day of the Dead? What You Need to Know and Where to Celebrate

    Thu, 25 Oct 2012

    Pintoras Mexicanas," a group of female Mexican painters and will pay tribute to important historical figures like Frida Kahlo , Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington. Corpus Christi, TX NOV. 2 - The 5th annual Dia de los Muertos block party is

  4. The Global Note: Syria's Rebels & the U.S….Manila's Nightmare…At Olympics, "United Blingdom"…Russian Tanks Hit the Beach

    Wed, 8 Aug 2012

    began its routine with the athletes lying, inert, by the side of the pool. And in an homage to the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo , a third team, the synchronized swimming duet from Italy, tried to imagine how it might look to descend into madness

  5. Decembrow: Women Grow Unibrows for Charity

    Fri, 10 Dec 2010

    feminist website Feministing has dubbed December "Decembrow" and is encouraging women to grow their eyebrows a la Frida Kahlo and raise money for a cause of their choice. Inspired in part by " Movember ," a moustache-growing event each November

  6. Michelle Obama Says Adios to Mexico

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    believe beside every great man there is a great woman,” she said, “What would have happened to Diego Rivera without Frida Kahlo ?" she asked as she smiled, continuing with the comparison of Marie and Pierre Currie, and Bill and Hillary Clinton

News

  1. Deadly Brain Lesion Fuels Artist's Talent

    Fri, 29 May 2009

    friend, Ross Brodar, agree that her art has become "deeper, darker and more psychological." "She reminds me of Frida Kahlo ," Brodar told ABCNews.com. "Her mortality is gripping her." Silva's signature painting, "The Warrior of

  2. With Twitter as your tour guide, hitting L.A.'s hot spots is a breeze

    Fri, 1 May 2009

    Trieglaff (@ScottTrieglaff) and Daniel Sahagun (@DanielSahagun), whose band The Broken Column is named after a Frida Kahlo painting. Our verdict: Kogi's $2 short-rib taco is the bomb. Ninjkabat Woah. I just saw a sign telling visitors

  3. Twitter makes hitting L.A.'s sweet spots a breeze

    Thu, 30 Apr 2009

    Trieglaff (@ScottTrieglaff) and Daniel Sahagun (@DanielSahagun), whose band The Broken Column is named after a Frida Kahlo painting. Our verdict: Kogi's $2 short-rib taco is the bomb. Ninjkabat Woah. I just saw a sign telling visitors

  4. First Lady Sparks Frenzy At London All-Girls School

    Thu, 2 Apr 2009

    named for the first female doctor in the United Kingdom and its buildings are named after famous women, including a Frida Kahlo arts building and an Emily Bronte building for English studies. "This school is incredible and you should be very proud

  5. Drug-Related Murders Inspire Mexican Art

    Tue, 3 Mar 2009

    Mexico City is home to some of the world's most admired artists, among them Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera who are as famous for their prolific work between the 1920s and 1950s as they are for their love-hate relationship

  6. In Pain? Fight the Stiff Upper Lip

    Mon, 10 Nov 2008

    Cries and Whispers" about a cancer patient. Art may do a better job of depicting pain. Many of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo 's paintings were influenced by the physical pain she lived with throughout her life due to the injuries she suffered

  7. A year in San Francisco

    Thu, 28 Feb 2008

    concluding with Pop Art and Minimalism. Among the collection are important works by Mondrian, Bruce Conner, Paul Klee, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Picturing Modernity: The Photography Collection includes pictures from the mid-1800s to the

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Videos

  1. Frida Kahlo Fashion Exhibit Opens in Mexico City

    Mon, 26 Nov 2012

    Frida Kahlo's dresses and other personal belongings on display at the Casa Azul in Mexico City.

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