By Glenda Rice Collins, Arts Columnist

TULSA, Okla. USA — Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray continues through September 11 at Gilcrease Museum.*

This exhibition has recently inspired me to delve more deeply into the study of a Mexican artistic icon, known for her “unibrow” over decades, but still resplendent in the distinctive, saturated-color images of photographic master Muray, as she became his favored artistic subject as an original work of art herself.  

After viewing the 2002 award-winning film, Frida, starring Salma Hayek, who also garnered support for, and produced it with artistic flair in Mexico, I am left with additional awe for the survival skills and artistic talents of Kahlo (1907-1954), who triumphed over her lifelong pain and physical limitations with gusto, while owning and “branding” her distinctive appearance and unique style.

*For additional details, please see September 2016 Greater Tulsa Reporter, “Kahlo Exhibit Runs Through September 11 at Gilcrease,” at this link: 

http://gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/14364/kahlo-exhibit-runs-through-sept-11-at-gilcrease

*NOW:  Tres Vidas (Three Lives)

Saturday, September 10

2 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.

Don’t miss this dynamic live musical theatre work based on the lives of three legendary Latin American women: Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Salvadoran peasant activist Rufina Amaya and Argentine poet Alfonsina Storni. Music will include traditional Mexican folk and Argentine tango songs along with instrumental works. $8/Gilcrease members; $10/not-yet members; registration is required. Presented with support from the Hispanic American Foundation. Choose from two performances: Register Now  

CREDITS:

Banner photo:  Nickolas Muray. Frida with Olmeca Figurine, Coyoacán 1939, Carbon process print

Photo insert above, left:  Nickolas Muray, Frida in Pink and Green Blouse, Coyoacán 1938, Carbon process print

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