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Frida's Paintings

Were you able to find the six Frida Kahlo paintings referenced in the performance? If not, below is a list of links to all six, along with photos of how they are portrayed on stage. Don't hesitate to see the show again if you missed them!

Want more Frida? Discover one hundred of her works here.

A variety of outfits are strung up on a clothing illuminated by a red wash of light. Vanessa Severo as Frida Kahlo stands on

Vanessa Severo in Frida ... A Self Portrait. Photo by Owen Carey.


Painting #2: "The Broken Column"

A tight shot of Vanessa Severo as Frida sitting, capturing her from her knees to the top of her head. She is wearing a yellow

Vanessa Severo as Frida Kahlo in KCRep’s 2019 production of Frida ... A Self Portrait. Photo by Corey Weaver/Courtesy of KCRep.

Vanessa Severo as Frida beside a tan suit hanging, wearing a maroon crushed velvet robe and holding a gold frame which she is

Vanessa Severo as Frida Kahlo in KCRep’s 2019 production of Frida ... A Self Portrait. Photo by Corey Weaver/Courtesy of KCRep.


Painting #4: "Memory, the Heart"

Vanessa Severo as Frida, standing in front of a clothesline, with an outfit hanging on either side of her.

Vanessa Severo as Frida Kahlo in KCRep’s 2019 production of Frida ... A Self Portrait. Photo by Corey Weaver/Courtesy of KCRep.

Painting #5. "The Two Fridas"

Vanessa Severo as Frida, wearing a yellow and white sun dress. On a clothesline to her left hangs a white dress, on the right

Vanessa Severo in Frida ... A Self Portrait. Photo by Owen Carey.

Vanessa Severo as Frida, wearing a yellow and white sundress covered by a gray suit jacket, leaning forward with mouth open.

Vanessa Severo as Frida Kahlo in KCRep’s 2019 production of Frida ... A Self Portrait. Photo by Corey Weaver/Courtesy of KCRep.

Bonus! Check out the first painting mentioned in the show, titled "What the Water Gave Me".

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