Lange granted the younger artist an enduring gift: an introduction to a man who would become her lifelong physician and trusted friend, respected thoracic surgeon Dr. Leo Eloesser.
Frida Kahlo
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A Frida Kahlo Exhibition Will Open for an Uninterrupted 48 Hours in London
The event, which costs £17 (~$22), might not have sat well with the communist painter.
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New Online Exhibition Chronicles the Many Facets of Frida Kahlo’s Life and Work
Faces of Frida, a partnership between Google Arts & Culture and 33 partner museums, brings together some 800 artifacts from ultra-high resolution images of her work to personal objects and rarely-seen photos.
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The Art and Friendship of Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti in a Laura Mulvey Documentary
In 1984, feminist filmmaker Laura Mulvey made an essayistic movie about these two artists who lived and worked in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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After Frida Kahlo Barbie Debacle, Licensing Company Sues Artist’s Relative
The Frida Kahlo Corporation is suing the artist’s great niece, claiming she is falsely presenting herself as someone who has the power to grant licensing permits for Kahlo’s name and image.
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Judge in Mexico Blocks Sales of the New Frida Kahlo Barbie
A temporary injunction has been issued against marketing or selling Mattel’s doll of the famous Surrealist artist until a dispute over rights to her image is resolved.
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160 Years Before the Frida Kahlo Barbie, a Rosa Bonheur Doll Celebrated a Queer Woman Painter
Victorian-era American girls loved the porcelain-faced version of Bonheur, which by the 1860s was a hit.
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Toymaker Omits Frida Kahlo’s Iconic Unibrow in New Barbie Doll
While the Frida Kahlo Corporation sanctioned the doll, the artist’s great-niece isn’t happy with the appearance of the toy.
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Snapchat Creates a Frida Kahlo Filter for International Women’s Day
Snapchat added three filters to celebrate famous women for International Women’s Day.
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Painting a Fuller, More Complicated History of Mexican Modern Art
An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Arts explores the many strands of Mexican modern art, shedding light on artists and movements beyond the best-known muralists.
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A Set Designer on Recreating Frida Kahlo’s Home
“That’s the home she grew up in with her family, and that’s the home she returned to at the end of her life. It was a wonderful oasis of all things Mexican: color, nature, food. There’s a vitality about the space.”
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If Frida Kahlo Smoked a Blunt with Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath once got blazed with Frida Kahlo. This is the setting of Musas, which invites us to be a fly on the wall and listen in on these women’s conversations as they smoke, eat, play, and work.