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Senior Symposia programming is developed by our board of senior advisors, but is open to participants of all ages. We regret that we can not accept cash or check payment at the door at Senior Symposia events. Unless otherwise indicated, all workshops take place from 2-4 p.m..
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"Loved listening to his stories of life in Western Massachusetts and beyond. Great job."— Community Journalism: True Tales from Extraordinary LivesBeyond Fridamania
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Frida Kahlo has been transformed from a relatively little- known painter during her lifetime into an iconic international artist. Millions of viewers find connections to her distinctive style and apparent willingness to flout social conventions. Kahlo’s self-portraits appear on t-shirts, mugs, memes, votive candles and even socks. Her blue home in Coyoacan is regularly mobbed by visitors who treat their journey as a personal pilgrimage. Behind the hype lie more complex realities largely ignored by the movies, books and memorabilia dedicated to her. This talk will explore lesser-known aspects of Kahlo’s life, with an emphasis on art that was personally important.
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Rick A. López is Anson D. Morse 1871 Professor of Latin American History and Environmental Studies at Amherst College and author of Crafting Mexico: Intellectuals, Artisans, and the State after the Revolution (2010) and Rooted in Place: Botany, Indigeneity, and Art in the Construction of Mexican Nature, 1570-1914 (forthcoming 2025). He regularly teaches courses on Latin American history, and Mexican art. López gave the keynote lecture at “Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular,” a Boston Museum of Fine Art exhibition inspired by his research.
