Artist Frida Kahlo’s popularity soars, even as family struggles to manage her legacy
But scholars and the painter’s descendants lament she has been reduced to a set of distinctive physical features that often overshadows her actual work. The debate heated up this spring when toymaker Mattel released a Barbie in Kahlo’s image, over protests from her family. The Barbie and other merchandise do not capture Kahlo’s complex legacy … Read more