Frida Kahlo at Work on "Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States," 1932
THF237489 / Frida Kahlo at Work on "Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States," 1932
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Artifact Overview
Artist Frida Kahlo was photographed in Detroit while working on her Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States in 1932. She relocated to Michigan while her husband, Diego Rivera, completed a commission for the Detroit Institute of Arts. Other paintings done by Kahlo during her stay included Henry Ford Hospital and My Birth.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
02 August 1932
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2002.0.34.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 13.875 in
Width: 10.875 in
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