Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 6, 1939

THF242254 / Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 6, 1939 / page 1

THF242255 / Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 6, 1939 / page 1, back

THF242256 / Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 6, 1939 / page 2

THF242257 / Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 6, 1939 / page 2, back

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

06 December 1939

Creators

Kahlo, Frida

Place of Creation

Mexico, Distrito Federal, Coyoacan

Collection Title

Edsel B. Ford Office Papers

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.6.59

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting
Handwriting

Color

Gray (Color)

Keywords	Mexico, Mexico City Letters (Correspondence) Letters of introduction Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. Detroit Industry Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957 Vinas, Ricardo Arias Ford Motor Company S.A. (Mexico) Detroit Institute of Arts Employment Frescoes (Paintings)

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