Photograph of Frida Kahlo posing for Diego Rivera as he paints the Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace fresco

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Object Details

Subject

Kahlo, Frida

Rivera, Diego

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 photographic print : col. ; 9 x 9 cm.

Summary

Photograph taken from opposite side balcony shows Frida Kahlo posing in a wheelchair (left) and Diego Rivera at work on the fresco Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace, which was commissioned by the Mexican government.
The portable fresco is currently missing.

Citation

Photograph of Frida Kahlo posing for Diego Rivera as he paints the Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace fresco, 1952. Photographs relating to Diego Rivera's fresco "Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace,", 1952. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1952

Record number

(DSI-AAA)14833

Type

Photographs

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Photographs relating to Diego Rivera's fresco "Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace,", 1952

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Artist couples

Frescoes

Murals

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_14833