Frida Kahlo, Coyoacan, Mexico letter to Nickolas Muray, New York, N.Y.

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Object Details

Creator

Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954

Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965

Subject

Kahlo, Frida

Muray, Nickolas

Rivera, Diego

Robinson, Ione

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 2 p. : handwritten ; 28 x 21 cm.

Summary

Kahlo writes that she has received the money Muray loaned her; that she had an infection in her hand and couldn't work; that she needs to finish a painting to be included in a show of surrealist art; and complains that Muray treats her "only as a friend." She also mentions that "that awful wench" Ione Robinson has come to Mexico and expresses her frustration with Diego Rivera.
Date based on postmark.

Citation

Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo, Coyoacan, Mexico letter to Nickolas Muray, New York, N.Y., 1940 January 11. Nickolas Muray papers, 1910-1992. 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

1940 January 11

Record number

(DSI-AAA)13535

Type

Correspondence

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Nickolas Muray papers, 1910-1992

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_13535