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Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954). 'Diego en mi pensamiento' (Diego on My Mind), 1943. Oil on Masonite, 29 7/8 x 24 inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Kahlo, Rivera exhibit opens at Kansas City museum June 1

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954). 'Diego en mi pensamiento' (Diego on My Mind), 1943. Oil on Masonite, 29 7/8 x 24 inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954). ‘Diego en mi pensamiento’ (Diego on My Mind), 1943. Oil on Masonite, 29 7/8 x 24 inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City is featuring an exhibit this summer on the works of husband-and-wife artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

The exhibition, “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Masterpieces of Modern Mexico,” is from the private collection of Jacques and Natasha Gelman. The museum says in a release that the collection of more than 100 paintings, sculptures, photographs and drawings will be on display June 1 through Aug. 18.

Jacques Gelman, a Russian-born film production mogul, and his wife, Natasha, became Mexican citizens in 1942. Their collection spans 40 years and began in 1943 with Rivera’s portrait of Natasha Gelman.

Kahlo is widely known for her self-portraits. Rivera, her husband, painted large frescos depicting political and social themes.

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Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954). 'Diego en mi pensamiento' (Diego on My Mind), 1943. Oil on Masonite, 29 7/8 x 24 inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954). ‘Diego en mi pensamiento’ (Diego on My Mind), 1943. Oil on Masonite, 29 7/8 x 24 inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886–1957). 'Retrato de la Señora Natasha Gelman' (Portrait of Mrs. Natasha Gelman), 1943. Oil on canvas, 45 ¼ x 60 ¼ inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886–1957). ‘Retrato de la Señora Natasha Gelman’ (Portrait of Mrs. Natasha Gelman), 1943. Oil on canvas, 45 ¼ x 60 ¼ inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. © 2013 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.