Portraits of Frida by Lucienne Bloch and Nickolas Muray

June 22 - November 09,2024

From PDNB: "Portraits of Frida will include extraordinary photographs of the celebrated painter, Frida Kahlo, by two artists, Lucienne Bloch and Nickolas Muray.   Lucienne Bloch (1909 – 1999, b. Geneva, Switzerland) met the married artist couple, Frida and Diego in 1932 when hired to work with the very notable painter, Diego Rivera, in Detroit. This project at the Detroit Institute of Art became the most important Diego Rivera mural in the United States. Lucienne, Diego and Frida became fast friends. Some of Lucienne's portraits of Frida in Detroit will be included in this exhibition.   Nickolas Muray, Frida in Pink and Green Blouse, 1938 Nickolas Muray (1892 – 1965, b. Szeged, Hungary) was a successful commercial photographer and two-time Olympic fencer based in New York. He was known for his portraits of actors, playwrights, ballet dancers and other notable figures in the arts. Muray was a pioneer in color photography advertising. Ladies Home Journal produced the first natural color advertising photograph in 1931, Muray's grand Miami image of a swimming pool with 17 models in swimwear. He was a master printer, using the three-color carbon printing process, revealing deeply saturated color, which became a signature of his photographs."

Reception: June 22, 2024 | 4-7 pm

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