Photograph of Frida Kahlo posing for Diego Rivera as he paints the Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace fresco
Object Details
- Subject
- Kahlo, Frida
- Rivera, Diego
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Physical Description
- 1 photographic print : col. ; 9 x 9 cm.
- Summary
- Photograph taken from opposite side balcony shows Frida Kahlo posing in a wheelchair (left) and Diego Rivera at work on the fresco Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace, which was commissioned by the Mexican government.
The portable fresco is currently missing. - Citation
- Photograph of Frida Kahlo posing for Diego Rivera as he paints the Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace fresco, 1952. Photographs relating to Diego Rivera's fresco "Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace,", 1952. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- Current copyright status is undetermined
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1952
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)14833
- Type
- Photographs
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- Photographs relating to Diego Rivera's fresco "Nightmare of War, Dream of Peace,", 1952
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Artist couples
- Frescoes
- Murals
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_14833
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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