Travel scrapbook of trip to Mexico, New England, and the South, 1940-1942.

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Travel scrapbook of trip to Mexico, New England, and the South, 1940-1942.

The scrapbook contains photographs, post cards, memorabilia, and commentary on four different trips, perhaps the most interesting being that to Mexico. She obtained a snapshot of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in front of their house in San Angel, and Rivera gave her an autograph which she placed beneath the photo.

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Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954

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Frida Kahlo (born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, 6 July 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico – died 13 July 1954, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico), Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical ele...

Rivera, Diego

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Keithline, Emma.

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Emma Keithline lived in Washington D.C.. The trip to Mexico took place in 1940 in the company of eleven other travelers. From the description of Travel scrapbook of trip to Mexico, New England, and the South, 1940-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500112 ...