20. More Than Meets the Eye(brow): Frida Kahlo
/In this episode, Gretchen and Leigh talk about Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist best known for her many self-portraits and for works inspired by nature and the culture and artifacts of Mexico. She may be known for her unibrow, but that’s far from the most important aspect of her art or her story or her art. In keeping with her self-exploration of identity in her paintings, we’re going to explore one of the things least well known about her: that she had relationships with men and women! That’s right, this famous postcolonial, multiracial, disabled artist was bisexual!
A Closer Look at Frida Kahlo
A Selection of Frida Kahlo’s Paintings
If you want to learn more about Frida Kahlo, check out our full list of sources and further reading below!
Online Articles:
Frida Kahlo: Role Model for Artists, People with Disabilities and Bisexual Women
A Fabulous Romance – Frida Kahlo and Josephine Baker break down barriers
Exploring Frida: The Sexuality, Gender, and Politics of Frida Kahlo
21 Facts You Didn’t Know About Queer, Feminist Icon Frida Kahlo
Was Frida Kahlo the “greatest love” and muse to this iconic lesbian chanteuse?
Books and Print Articles:
Kahlo by Andrea Kettenmann
Frida by Hayden Herrera
Imagining Her Selves by Gannit Ankori
Religious Imagination and the Body: A Feminist Perspective by Paula Cooey
Videos: