23 Sep 1937

Frida Kahlo's First Exhibit in Mexico

Topics: Frida Kahlo, Mexico

On September 23rd, four of Frida's paintings are included in a group exhibition at the Galeria de Arte at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The first public showing of Frida's work in Mexico.

It is impossible to separate the life and work of this extraordinary person. Her paintings are her biography.

— Local Critic

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At the time of her exhibition opening, Frida's health was such that her Doctor told her that she was not to leave her bed. She insisted that she was going to attend her opening, and, in Frida style, she did. She arrived in an ambulance and her bed in the back of a truck. She was placed in her bed and four men carried her in to the waiting guests.

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Four of Frida’s paintings are included in a group exhibition at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).