Frida Kahlo: Dreams, Demons, and Devotion

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter of mixed European and indigenous heritage. Her father was of Hungarian-German descent, and her mother’s parents were Spanish on one side and had ties to the Indigenous people of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a region in the state of Oaxaca on the other. 

Frida Kahlo’s paintings illustrate the anguish and passion of a fascinating, complicated personal and artistic life. 

In this lecture by speaker Janet Mandel, the astonishing works of this Mexican and feminist icon will be looked at through the lens of her ethnicity, disabilities, and political activism, especially emphasizing her engagement with the natural world.

Janet Mandel taught in New Jersey’s public schools for 32 years, the last eighteen of which were at Columbia High School in Maplewood, where she taught English, art history, and world languages and cultures. Now retired, Janet presents illustrated talks on a variety of art history topics at adult schools, libraries, museums, senior centers, community centers, and similar venues.

The program is open to all and no registration is needed.

It  is made possible with the support of The Friends of the Livingston Public Library.