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Letter from Frida Kahlo to her mother Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, January 8, 1932 Letter from Frida Kahlo to her mother Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, January 8, 1932 (page 8 of 9)

Frida Kahlo1932

National Museum of Women in the Arts

National Museum of Women in the Arts
Washington, D.C., United States

…over there. Her father is going to accompany her all the way to China and deliver her to her fiancée. She’s very smart and has a happy disposition. She’s not pretty, but she’s a good person.

I hardly ever see that old she-mule–Paine. We barely exchange a word when we meet. I don’t trust her, and I can’t stand her at all.

There’s no more news. Everything’s the same. I like New York better than I did at first, but the only thing I really want is to go home to Mexico and see you.

Give lots of kisses to Papá, Kitty, la niña, Toño, and everyone else. And to you, mi Linda, I send thousands of them, your Frieducha, who adores you. F.

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  • Title: Letter from Frida Kahlo to her mother Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, January 8, 1932 Letter from Frida Kahlo to her mother Matilde Calderón de Kahlo, January 8, 1932 (page 8 of 9)
  • Creator: Frida Kahlo, Frida Kahlo
  • Date Created: 1932, 1932
  • Location Created: New York, New York
  • Original Language: Spanish, Spanish
  • Type: Document, Document
  • Rights: Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers; National Museum of Women in the Arts Library & Research Center, Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers; National Museum of Women in the Arts Library & Research Center
  • External Link: National Museum of Women in the Arts, National Museum of Women in the Arts
National Museum of Women in the Arts

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