Frida's Secret Stash

Frida Kahlo is one of the best known Mexican artists around the world; her life story in itself is a famous one. Undeniably dramatic and romantic, Frida's world was painted with the colors of Mexico and the turmoil of her own intimate pain. We have had the chance to get to know Frida even more intimately by visiting her home in Coyoacan, Mexico.
It seems we were in the right place at the right time when the World Premiere Exhibition of the 'Secret Letters and Drawings' of Frida emerged, on Umaran Street here in San Miguel de Allende; This is an amazing discovery of Frida's notes to herself and private thoughts is now available for the public to view. Frida kept a series of very intimate, forceful, emotional and sensitive materials in this box (above) hidden always. In her dying moments, she gave the box to her friend and carpenter to keep hidden. He honored her wish and kept the box hidden until his own death. Now a reasonable amount of time has passed, and the fans of Frida will intrigued with her powerful and passionate letters and cartoons. They reveal her pain, her intense anger and sorrow, her brilliant - and yet twisted - ideas and her most private thoughts. This simple exhibit was thoroughly emotionally provocative - this magnificent woman had the strength to externalize her immense heartbreak in beautiful, sad, but sometimes funny ways.
Check out the exhibition website at: The Heart Of Frida