Lot 275
Emmy Lou Packard (American, 1914-1988), photograph of Frida Kahlo, ca. 1941 CE. A wonderful black and white photograph of legendary Mexican Surrealist Frida Kahlo in 3/4 pose amidst lush foliage, resting her elbow on the base of a Pre-Columbian statue, by the California artist Emmy Lou Packard, one of the most accomplished American fresco painters and an early 20th century pioneer of printmaking. Packard's early experience as an assistant to Mexican muralist (and husband to Kahlo), Diego Rivera, and student of both Kahlo and Rivera, not only impacted her artistic trajectory but also influenced her political direction as an opponent of human rights violations, World War II, as well as the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Size: image measures 10.5" L x 8.25" W (26.7 cm x 21 cm); 10.5" L x 13.75" W (26.7 cm x 34.9 cm) with border
Prior to her formal art education, Packard studied with both Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Mexico from 1927 to 1928. In 1936, Packard received her B.A. from UC Berkeley, and next studied at the California School of Fine Arts. In 1940, around the time this photograph was taken, she assisted Rivera in creating the 1,650 square foot fresco at the Golden Gate Intermational Exposition at Treasure Island in San Francisco. Following that project, Packard returned with Rivera to Mexico City, as Diego and Frida's guest. A few years later, during World War II, Packard worked as a writer and illustrator for a Richmond, California newspaper. As a human rights activist, she fought for the rights of women and children, and supported Cesar Chavez and the United Farmworkers. Continuing to combine her art with social purpose, Packard's studies of the Mendocino Headlands would later inspire her to promote the establishment of the headlands as a National Park.
A wonderful photograph in the Archives of American Art, from the Emmy Lou Packard papers, shows Frida and Emmy, with Emmy appearing as the blonde version of Frida donning that same stylish, braided coiffure.
Provenance: ex- private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection
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- Condition: Choice. "GM Ramora 1952" is handwritten in pencil on the bottom right corner of the verso.
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