MFA Boston Prepares To Hold Rare Frida Khalo Exhibit

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    Self-Portrait with Hummingbird and Thorn Necklace, 1940, Frida Kahlo
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    Frieda Kahlo in Rivera Living Room with Figure of Judas, around 1940, Bernard Silberstein
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    Jaguar Mask, late 19th century, made in Guerrero
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    Girl with Death Mask (She Plays Alone), 1938, Frida Kahlo
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    My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (Family Tree), 1936, Frida Kahlo
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    Still Life with Parrot and Fruit, 1951, Frida Kahlo
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    Tehuana dress (top and skirt), 1930s-40s, made in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
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    Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia), 1928, Frida Kahlo
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    Trunk, late 19th century, made in Olinalá, Guerrero
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    Frida Kahlo "The Classic" (Black and White), 1939, Nickolas Muray

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — For the first time ever, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston will hold an exhibition on Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

Kahlo’s work was mostly inspired by the objects she collected and their political significance after the Mexican Revolution, which ended in 1917.

According to the MFA, her iconic paintings focus on the artist's lasting engagement with Mexican Folk Art, classified as arte popular.

Eight of her paintings on loan from other museums will be presented with other arte popular pieces from February 27 through June 16.

Layla Bermeo, Assistant Curator of American Paintings for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, spoke with WBZ NewsRadio’s Chris Fama on this rare exhibit. Hear the interview below:

WBZ NewsRadio’s Chris Fama (@CFama_WBZ) reports

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