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Frida Kahlo letter to Diego Rivera

Archives of American Art

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    Object Details

    Creator

    Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954
    Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957

    Subject

    Packard, Emmy Lou

    Place of publication, production, or execution

    No place, unknown, or undetermined

    Physical Description

    Letter : 1 p. : handwritten ; 29 x 13 cm.

    Summary

    Translation: Diego my love- Remember that once you finish the fresco we will be together forever once and for all, without arguments or anything, only to love one another. Behave yourself and do everything that Emmy Lou tells you. I adore you more than ever. Your girl, Frida (Write me).
    Identification by Emmy Lou Packard: San Francisco, 1940 The Spanish words in Frida's note to Diego she left in the Treasure Island Studio of Rivera's for painting the 75-foot fresco now at City College of San Francisco. Frida was leaving for a trip to New York (trial having to do with Lupe Marin; see letter) The envelope was a watch and jewelry depository while Frida was briefly in St. Luke's Hospital, placed there for observation by Dr. Leo Elloesser.

    Citation

    Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo letter to Diego Rivera, 1940. Emmy Lou Packard Papers, 1900-1990. 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

    Record number

    (DSI-AAA)739

    Type

    Correspondence

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    Emmy Lou Packard Papers, 1900-1990

    Data Source

    Archives of American Art

    Topic

    Frescoes
    Hispanic American artists
    Travel

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    AAADCD_item_739

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