![]() How were they going to put them back together? How did Mexicans define themselves after Spanish rule for more than three centuries and the thirty-four year dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz? How did the Mexican government create national unity? These are questions with complicated answers, but the more we grasp the culture that helped form Frida's identity, the deeper our understanding of her as a person and artist. When the Revolution ended in 1920, Mexicans had to pick up the pieces. I've looked at Masha Salazkina's book on Eisenstein and it offers some interesting perspectives upon post-revolutionary Mexico. ![]() JJ, I agree with you that film can be another source that allows us to immerse ourselves in the past. Nickolas Muray Collection, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940 ![]()
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