DepartmentLatin America

Figure of Frida Kahlo

NameSculpture, Figure

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date2006

Place madeGuanajuato, Mexico, North America

MediumPapier-mâché, paint, glass, metal, plastic

DimensionsH: 60 1/2" x W: 26" x D: 12" (153.7 x 66 x 30.5 cm).

Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation Collection, Gift of the Dewey Family

Object numberFA.2009.49.3

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionFemale figure in red dress with long white frill around hem, and large black and orange square motif on bodice. Also wears black boots, long rhinestone earrings and string of small fake pearls. Smiling face with large red round cheeks and "uni-brow." Stands with one arm out and curved forward, as if hugging someone.