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Events

The Life and Death of Frida Kahlo as Told to David and Karen Crommie

Date & Time

Sat. Mar. 28, 2026 4 PM-4:45 PM
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Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by David and Karen Crommie
Year 1966
Length 39 minutes
Country USA
Language English and Spanish with English subtitles

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Events

The Life and Death of Frida Kahlo as Told to David and Karen Crommie

Date & Time

Sat. Mar. 28, 2026 4 PM-4:45 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by David and Karen Crommie
Year 1966
Length 39 minutes
Country USA
Language English and Spanish with English subtitles
 
Enhance your experience of the exhibition Frida: The Making of an Icon with a screening of this fascinating documentary made by husband-and-wife filmmakers David and Karen Crommie. After getting to know Kahlo during her time in San Francisco, the Crommies created a film that interweaves images from the artist's life and work with memories shared by people who were close to her and her husband, Diego Rivera.

Plan Your Visit
 
Enriquece tu visita a la exposición Frida: The Making of an Icon con la proyección de este fascinante documental realizado por los cineastas David y Karen Crommie, pareja tanto en la vida como detrás de la cámara.
 
Después de conocer a Frida Kahlo durante su estancia en San Francisco, los Crommie crearon un documental que entrelaza imágenes de la vida y la obra de la artista con recuerdos compartidos por personas cercanas a ella y a su esposo, Diego Rivera.
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Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc., The Robert Frank Foundation, Nina and Michael Zilkha, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston, Laurence P. Unger and Ben Hobratsch, and the Vaughn Foundation.
 
Generous funding is provided by the Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Lois Chiles; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; and ILEX Foundation.
 

“Frida: The Making of an Icon” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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This exhibition is made possible in part by a grant from:

Major support is provided by:
Jerold B. Katz Foundation

Generous support is provided by:
Franci Neely
Linnet Deily
Nancy Pollok Guinee
Novum Energy
The Radoff Family
Judy and Charles Tate
Isabel and Ignacio Torras
Jesse Jones II and Terry Wayne Jones
Catherine and Alex López Negrete
Silvia Salle and Peter T. Wood
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation
Linda and George Kelly
Yolanda and Bill Knull
Michele Leal and George K. Farah
Mary and Tom Lile

Official Promotional Partner:

Special thanks to Lopez Negrete Communications and the Secretaría de Cultura and Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes of Mexico.