TWO FRIDAS
by Ben Davis



There seem to be two Frida Kahlos -- and not just the two Frida Kahlos in The Two Fridas, the famous 1939 painting on view currently at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in "Frida Kahlo." That touring show, launched to coincide with the centenary of the artist’s birth in 2007, features some 41 paintings, as well as a generous selection of photos of the woman and the famous people who surrounded her.

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