20. More Than Meets the Eye(brow): Frida Kahlo

In this episode, Gretchen and Leigh talk about Frida Kahlo, a
Mexican artist best known for her many self-portraits and for
works inspired by nature and the culture and artifacts of Mexico.
She may be known for her unibrow, but that’s far from the most
important aspect of her art or her story or her art. In keeping
with her self-exploration of identity in her paintings, we’re
going to explore one of the things least well known about her:
that she had relationships with men and women! That’s right, this
famous postcolonial, multiracial, disabled artist was bisexual!


Outline


0:00 – Introduction
5:56 – Main Topic: Frida Kahlo
6:02 – Socio-Historical and Religious Context
16:45 – Who were they? Bio Time.
55:52 – Why do we think they're gay?
1:15:25 – Fun Segment: Pop Culture Tie-In
1:16:27 – How Gay were They?
1:24:49 – Closing and Where to Find us Online


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