How to cultivate and cook with these flavorful plants There are a bevy of herbs synonymous with our favorite Mexican cuisine. What might surprise you is their origin. While some […]
Celebration of Mexico
Frida Kahlo Through Her Family’s Eyes
To the world, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954) is an icon, but to Mara Romeo Kahlo and Mara de Anda Romeo, she is simply “Aunt Frida.” The mother-daughter […]
Who was Frida Kahlo, and what was her connection to the natural world?
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is one of the world’s most celebrated and studied artists. In a word, she is timeless. Kahlo’s life, cut short at the age of 47, was […]
Behind the inspiration for ORIGINS: Patricia Cavazos
A “match made in heaven” is how our Director of Exhibitions & Special Programs Erin Wolfe Bell described the fit between the Garden and Patricia Cavazos, the artist behind our […]
Telling Frida Kahlo’s Story Through the Plants She Loved
Nearly every plant in the Frida and Her Garden exhibition helps tell a story. The majority are species that the famed Mexican artist incorporated into her paintings, planted in her […]
Frida Kahlo’s Extension of Self
One of the most compelling things about artist Frida Kahlo was her pronounced sense of self — her embrace of traditional Mexican dress. The way she wore her hair. The […]
