By 111 years after her birth, Frida Kahlo remains one of the most influential artist and cultural icons of our time. While most of her original paintings are in Mexico, a select few are in the U.S. and on display for public viewing. In celebration of Frida’s birthday today, we have compiled a list of U.S. cities with an original Frida painting:
1. San Francisco, CA
Frida Kahlo, Frieda and Diego Rivera, 1931
Location: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
2, 3, & 4: New York, NY
2: Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair, 1940
Location: Museum of Modern Art
3: Frida Kahlo, My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (Family Tree), 1936
Location: Museum of Modern Art
4: Frida Kahlo, Fulang-Chang and I, 1937 (assembled after 1939)
Location: Museum of Modern Art
5. Washington, D.C.
Frida Kahlo,Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937
Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts
6. Phoenix, AZ
Frida Kahlo, El suicidio de Dorothy Hale (The Suicide of Dorothy Hale), 1939
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
7. Buffalo, NY
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Monkey, 1938
Location: Albright Knox Art Gallery
8. Madison, WI
Frida Kahlo, Still Life: Pitahayas, 1938
Location: Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Prior to visiting the museums listed, be sure to call the museum ahead of your visit to ensure that the piece is available for viewing. Some artwork may be loaned out to a traveling exhibition and may not always be available for viewing at its home museum.
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