15/09/2026
"No te olvides de tu México que es la raíz de tu vida y ten presente que «acantos» te espera tu cuate Frida."
Frida Kahlo. 1946. Fragmento de carta a la niña Mariana Morrillo Safa.
El amor de Frida Kahlo por México quedó grabado en su puño y letra. En sus cartas plasmaba la nostalgia por sus colores, el orgullo de sus raíces y ese refugio identitario que la sostenía incluso cuando estaba a la distancia.
Leer sus cartas es descubrir que México no era solo su hogar, sino la raíz misma de su vida y de su arte.
🖼️ Fragmento de pintura intervenida. Autorretrato en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos. Frida Kahlo. 1932. Nueva York, Modern Art International, cortesía Foundation.
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"Don't forget your Mexico, which is the root of your life, and keep in mind that your pal Frida eagerly awaits you."
— Frida Kahlo, 1946. Excerpt from a letter to the young girl Mariana Morrillo Safa.
Frida Kahlo’s love for Mexico was captured in her very own handwriting. Through her letters, she expressed a deep nostalgia for its colors, pride in her roots, and the sense of identity that sustained her even from afar.
Reading her correspondence reveals that Mexico was not just her home, but the very root of her life and art.
🖼️ Fragment of modified painting. Self-Portrait along the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States. Frida Kahlo, 1932. New York, Modern Art International, courtesy of Foundation.
