Frida Kahlo's funeral. A student draped a communist flag over her coffin, causing a social scandal.

Autor no identificado14 de julio de 1954

Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo
Álvaro Obregón, Mexico

The coffin in which Frida's body lay was draped in the Mexican flag. A group of Mexican Communist Party sympathizers removed the flag and replaced it with the communist flag.

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Title: Frida Kahlo's funeral. A student draped a communist flag over her coffin, causing a social scandal.
Creator: Autor no identificado
Date Created: 14 de julio de 1954
Location Created: Palacio de Bellas Artes, ciudad de México
Type: Reproducción fotográfica B/N
Medium: plata sobre gelatina
Art Form: fotografía

Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo

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