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 […]
Celebration of Mexico
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 […]
Creating Catrina
The artist behind this vibrant exhibition shares how he discovered his life’s passion Artist Ricardo Soltero created his first Catrina figures in 2011 for Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, […]