Frida and Cristina
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Frida Kahlo faces the ultimate betrayal from those closest to her.
Diego Rivera depicts Frida Kahlo and her sister Cristina in his mural “The Present and Future of Mexico,” representing class conflict in their homeland. Historians John Lear and Celia Stahr, and Cristina Kahlo, Frida’s great-niece, discuss the painting’s significance in Frida Kahlo’s life.
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Frida and Cristina
Clip: Episode 2 | 1m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Diego Rivera depicts Frida Kahlo and her sister Cristina in his mural “The Present and Future of Mexico,” representing class conflict in their homeland. Historians John Lear and Celia Stahr, and Cristina Kahlo, Frida’s great-niece, discuss the painting’s significance in Frida Kahlo’s life.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [John Lear] In that last wall, "The Present and Future of Mexico", he paints this sort of radical vision of Mexico, sort of consumed in class confrontation.
(gentle music) And he paints Frida and her sister right next to each other.
- [Celia Stahr] Cristina has left her husband and so, you know, she kind of becomes a part of their world, they take her in to help her out.
- [John Lear] Frida is portrayed as a teacher.
Sitting right next to her is Cristina, presented in a much more sensual way.
[John Lear] He's representing Frida along with her sister, at the same time that he's sleeping with her sister.
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Follow Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s journey to America. (30s)
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