[Vwoolf] Fwd: Finding strength and connection: Frida Kahlo and VW?

[Kllevenback]

As a member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, I received this; as a member of the IVWS, I pass it along.

Stay safe, stay well—
Karen Levenback

Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Susan Fisher Sterling, NMWA" <info at nmwa.org>
> Date: May 14, 2020 at 10:23:12 AM EDT
> To: K Levenback <levenback at att.net>
> Subject: Finding strength and connection
> Reply-To: "Susan Fisher Sterling, NMWA" <info at nmwa.org>
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> Director's DeskMay 2020
> A Message from Susan Fisher Sterling
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> Dear K,
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> Recently, I've been musing over the letters 23-year-old Frida Kahlo wrote to her mother, Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, when she first traveled to the United States with her new husband, Diego Rivera. The letters, which can be explored in our online exhibition Mamacita Linda: Letters between Frida Kahlo and her Mother (best viewed on a desktop) reveal a part of Kahlo we might not otherwise know. We see her strength and resilience along with her vulnerability and loneliness as she navigates a strange land.
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> We are all certainly experiencing this mix of emotions in our present moment! All of us at NMWA hope that you are finding strength and connection with the people and causes you care about. We have continued to create digital offerings for you on NMWA @ Home. Enjoy our "Story Time with Women in the Arts" series with the young ones in your life, have a date night exploring one of our many virtual exhibitions, or send a personalized eCard of an inspiring artwork to a friend or loved one you miss!
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> Susan Fisher Sterling
> The Alice West Director
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> On the Blog
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> One of the most fascinating artists of the 20th century, Frida Kahlo created intense and revealing self-portraits that chronicle her challenging relationship with her husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican Muralists; her struggles with her broken body; her identity as a bisexual person; her devotion to Mexicanidad; and her involvement with the worldwide Communist Revolution.
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> Check in with NMWA staff for a look at the creative ways they're staying connected, inspired, and grounded. NMWA's Director of Development, Annual Giving, and Membership, Christina Knowles, takes inspiration from Maria Sibylla Merian's observant eye and shares the artist's reverence for the magnificent architecture of the natural world.
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> Connect with Loved Ones
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> "Mamacita linda,
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> Yesterday I wrote you a little letter when I arrived here. It was a very small letter and you should have received it by now. In this letter, I'll tell you more details about the trip and everything else.
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> The train was seven and a half hours late so we had to stay in Guadalajara a long time. I was able to see the whole city: the museum, the churches, and all the most important places. We ate dinner there and at six thirty we left for Nogales, Sonora. The route is just spectacular..."
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> —Translation of a letter from Frida Kahlo to her mother Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, November 10, 1930
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> Send words of encouragement to a friend, healthcare worker, or someone you miss with a personalized eCard featuring a work from NMWA's collection.
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> Couch Gallery Crawl
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> Plan your virtual date night with a "private tour" of the museum at NMWA @ Home. Grab a coffee or cocktail, connect on your favorite video conferencing platform, and visit our online exhibitions together!
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> Pick your favorite work in Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age, bond over a shared love of Fanny Sanín's abstract paintings, or tour the global artworks in NO MAN'S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. Deepen your virtual relationship—through art! Best viewed on a desktop.
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> Follow Along
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> Entertain a little one in your life with "Story Time with Women in the Arts" videos, featuring books for kids authored or illustrated by women.
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> Channel Your Energy—Contribute to Wikipedia
> Though our seventh annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon has been postponed, you can create or improve entries about notable women artists anytime, anywhere! This guide provides an introduction to the global initiative to improve gender representation on Wikipedia as well as a basic overview of Wikipedia editing practices.
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> Header image: Guillermo Kahlo, Matilde, Adriana, Frida, and Cristina Kahlo (detail), 1916; Courtesy of Museo Frida Kahlo
> Blog image: Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937; Oil on Masonite, 30 x 24 in.; NMWA, Gift of the Honorable Clare Boothe Luce; © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Image by Google
> Letter image: Letter from Frida Kahlo to her mother Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, November 10, 1930 (page 1 of 6)
> Connect image: Polly Apfelbaum, Night Flowering, 2009; Woodblock print on handmade paper, 15 x 15 in.; Gift of Steven Scott, Baltimore, in Honor of NMWA Chief Curator Kathryn A. Wat and the 25th Anniversary of NMWA; © Polly Apfelbaum; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
> Couch Gallery image: Fanny Sanín, Composition No. 1, 2011; Acrylic on paper, 44 1/2 x 33 in.; NMWA, Gift of the artist; © Fanny Sanín; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
> Follow Along image: Sarah Suzuki, Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity! (2017)
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