Frida Kahlo July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954

The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York is honoring the Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo from
May 16 – November 1,  2015. Please visit this site for a multimedia bio.>>> Frida Kahlo

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But first, a little Mexican food-truck lunch before the art and then the florals. The truck is fittingly called : Casa Azul, or “blue house,” named after Frida’s home and studio.

fish and beef tacos

[Food trucks are becoming popular all over the country. The tacos here were wonderful: the choice; fish and beef. And don’t forget the Tamarindo Jarrito soda.]

Frida Kahlo was born to a Mexican mother and a German father. She was a self-taught artist who employed the styles of magical realism and surrealism. She was married to the much older artist, Diego Rivera, who outlived her. Her life was not easy; she had polio as a child and suffered with bouts of pain throughout her life. Her childhood home was dysfunctional, her marriage–actually two marriages to Rivera was tumultuous. She was in a terrible crippling accident and was bedridden for months and months. Still she painted and created.

The display of about a dozen paintings and other works was a splendid illustration of her love of creating, be it in painting or horticulture. Sorry, no photography of art allowed, but here are a few graphics with background material.

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To be able to read the story, please click on each photo, go to lower right under “comments” to enlarge, click the little magnifier.

At the Haupt Conservatory, two interior photographs by The New York Botanical Garden: without the crowds–Through the entry of La Casa Azul, walk to pyramid-like structure, redolent of the one designed by Diego Rivera in 1941. It is covered on all sides with beautiful cacti in pots.

As you go, pass plant after plant, flower after flower. And lilies…which were frequently subjects of paintings.