Frida Kahlo: Her Photos

Date: Thu, February 23rd 2012 - Sun, March 25th 2012
Additional Time Info: Tues. - Fri. 4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m./ Sat. noon - 11:00 p.m./Sun. noon - 5:00 p.m.
External Link: Event Website

ARTISPHERE IS FIRST AND ONLY U.S. VENUE TO PRESENT FRIDA KAHLO: HER PHOTOS THE CELEBRATED ARTISTS' LIFE REVEALED THROUGH PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHS SEALED UNTIL 2007 AND NEVER SEEN IN THE UNITED STATES
Thursday, February 23 - Sunday, March 25, 2012
Press/blogger preview: Thu Feb 23 / 1-3pm • Free public opening: Thu Feb 23 / 7-10pm
 

This exhibition is produced in collaboration with the Frida Kahlo Museum, The Embassy of Mexico, the Mexican Cultural Institute and Arlington County, with additional support from the Rosslyn Business Improvement District.

Arlington, VA— Artisphere will be the first and only venue in the United States to present Frida Kahlo:Her Photos, 259 images from her personal collection of over 6,500 photographs sealed until 2007 that allow viewers to experience a rarely seen intimate side of the artist. Admission to Artisphere and Frida Kahlo: Her Photos is free. A free public opening will be held on Thursday, February 23 from 7-10pm.

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)’s extraordinary life and iconic biographical paintings have earned her international renown in the world of modern art. Upon Kahlo’s death in 1954, more than 6,500 personal photographs and items belonging to her and husband/artist Diego Rivera were sealed and put in storage. For more than half a century this great collection of memorabilia remained hidden from the public. In 2007 this collection was opened and Mexican photographer and curator Pablo Ortiz Monasterio inventoried and catalogued 259 images to create the Frida Kahlo: Her Photos exhibition.

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