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Frida Kahlo self-portrait to stay on view until March 2010
UT’s Ransom Center, which has Kahlo’s “Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird” (1940), has announced that it will keep the painting on display until March to coincide with the exhibit “¡Viva! Mexico’s Independence.”
The Ransom Center’s Kahlo painting — which has been on almost continuous loan since 1990 — had been scheduled to come down off view on Jan. 3. “¡Viva!” goes on view Feb. 9 through Aug. 1. The year 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain and also the centennial of the Mexican Revolution.
‘Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird’ has been featured in exhibitions in more than 25 museums in the United States and around the world. In 2010, the painting will travel to Berlin and Vienna.
‘Self-portrait’ travels by personal courier in its own special carrier and the case gets its own seat on the plane.
Where in the world was this Frida Kahlo? Check out the Ransom Center’s interactive map of where the Kahlo painting has been.
Image: Frida Kahlo. ‘Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird,’ 1940. © 2009 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust. Av Cinco de Mayo No. 2, Col. Centro, Del. Cuauhtemoc 06059, Mexico, DF
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