Date

Oct. 27 through Dec. 18

Location

Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV

Time

The museum is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Details

Free and open to the public

Discover one of Mexico's most famous artists through images and reproductions of her renowned paintings. Frida Kahlo - recognized as both a pre-eminent folk artist and as the wife of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera - has grown in popularity since her death in the 1950s to become a cultural icon and arguably the face of the Mexican folk art movement.

This exhibit, presented by the Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas and co-sponsored by the UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum, includes images of Kahlo's art and life and offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Also on display will be pieces from the Barrick Museum's Pre-Colombian and Ethnographic Art Collection that are directly reflected in Frida's painting. She and her husband were avid collectors and this influence can be seen in the subject matter and style of her paintings.

The exhibition opened just days before Frida's beloved holiday, the Day of the Dead. To commemorate this holiday, several University student groups created ofrendas (altars to honor the memory of the dead) on display in the exhibit hall.

The museum will host a family day from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 20, during which children can design their own version of a Frida Kahlo portrait - and their own self portrait - while listening to a bilingual reading of the story of Frida's life and work.

For more information on the Barrick Museum, please visit http://barrickmuseum.unlv.edu or call (702) 895-3381.