Frida Kahlo, Frieda and Diego Rivera


Frida Kahlo, Frieda and Diego Rivera​, 1931, oil on canvas, 39-3/8 x 31″ / 100.01 x 78.74 cm (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)

This was painted in San Francisco during the artist’s first trip outside of Mexico. She accompanied her husband Diego Rivera who was painting in the United States and would, at the end of the year, be the subject of a retrospecive at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. The banderole carried by the bird above the artist states: “Here you see us, me, Frieda Kahlo​, with my beloved husband Diego Rivera, I painted these portraits in the beautiful city of San Francisco, California, for our friend Mr. Albert Bender, and it was the month of April of the year 1931.” Note: Kahlo changed her German name, Frieda, to Frida.


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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Frida Kahlo, Frieda and Diego Rivera​," in Smarthistory, November 23, 2015, accessed March 19, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/frida-kahlo-frieda-and-diego-rivera/.