There’s something a little strange about the pairing of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Certainly it’s the surprise of a pairing of seeming opposites, at least from a physical standpoint-- she the small, seductive, and somewhat frail painter whose subject matter referred to the most intimate sides of her own life; he, the large and somewhat brutish muralist whose large-scale works touched upon revolution and justice and larger issues of Mexican history. There’s almost a Beauty and the Beast quality there, and for many of us, the relationship between these two artists is just as intriguing as their creative output. And especially when it comes to Frida’s art, it’s very hard to separate their love from their artistic legacy. But how did it begin? And what is it about these two that makes them so fascinating, even 60 years later?

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Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait Dedicated to Dr. Eloesser, 1940

Diego Rivera, Portrait of Frida Kahlo, 1939

Diego Rivera, Self Portrait Dedicated to Irene Rich, 1941

Frida and Diego's wedding portrait, 1929

Frida Kahlo, Frida and Diego Rivera, 1931

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Mexico, 1933, Photograph by Martin Munkácsi

Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait as a Tehuana, 1943 (also known as Diego on my Mind)

Clifford Wight, Frida Kahlo, Wilhelm Valentiner, and Diego Rivera, Detroit, ca. 1932

Episode #12: Diego and Frida, Part 1