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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two of Mexico’s most beloved icons of 20th-century art, were key participants in a movement to redefine Mexican culture and identity after the revolution of 1910–20—Rivera through monumental murals and Kahlo through intimate self-portraits. Though the artists, who were romantically involved from 1928 until Kahlo’s death in 1954, remain intertwined in the imaginations of many, they produced radically distinct bodies of work that brought each acclaim in their lifetimes and have had immeasurable impact on subsequent generations of artists and audiences alike.

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Leadership support for this exhibition is provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel, Steven and Lisa Tananbaum in honor of David Tananbaum, and Monique M. Schoen Warshaw.

Major funding is provided by Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley and by the Steven A. and Lisa Tananbaum Endowment for Contemporary Art Commissions.

Additional support is provided by the Annual Exhibition Fund. Leadership contributions to the Annual Exhibition Fund, in support of the Museum’s collection and collection exhibitions, are generously provided by Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation, the Noel and Harriette Levine Endowment, Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley, Alice and Tom Tisch, the Marella and Giovanni Agnelli Fund for Exhibitions, Eva and Glenn Dubin, Mimi Haas, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Photography, The David Rockefeller Council, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz, Kenneth C. Griffin, The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder. Major funding is provided by The Sundheim Family Foundation.