Racial identity, socialism, the role of art in society, the responsibilities of artists and the position of the artist in popular culture. These subjects which sound like they are taken from today's headlines are also part of the life of Frida Kahlo.
They are all a part of new biography of Kahlo by Celia Stahr, that examines Frida in America: The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist.
My conversation with Celia Stahr: