Object number:
2010.54.6961
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
Los dos fridas [The two fridas]
Date made:
circa 1985
Material/Technique:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
H: 24.125 in, W: 17.875 in
Credit line:
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
poster
Content description:
Three-fourth of the poster consists of a photograph of the painting "Los Dos Fridas 1939" by Friday Kahlo. The image depicts two Frida Kahlos sitting next to each other holding hands with their hearts visible and connected by a vein. The Frida in the white dress has a vein from her heard that is cut by the scissors in her hand and bleeds on her dress. The Frida in the blue and green dress holds a photograph connected to a vein in her heart. The bottom one-fourth of the poster has a white border and the text "Frida Kahlo" in red.
Concepts:
heart; photograph; scissor; dress; blood
Persons:
Frida Kahlo