Visibility and Invisibility in the Art of Frida Kahlo

Charlene Villaseñor Black, UCLA associate professor of art history and Chicana/o studies, will examine the life, artwork and current popularity of Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), the Mexican painter, political activist and feminist.

Until recently better known as the long-suffering wife of the muralist Diego Rivera, she is now lauded as one of Mexico’s greatest modern painters. Several themes will guide Black's discussion: gender politics, medical imagery, influences from popular and pre-Columbian art, and Kahlo's involvement in Mexican nationalist movements.

This seminar-style presentation (to senior art majors) is open to the public.