Frida Kahlo Exhibit and Costume

Frida Kahlo

While in Toronto last week, I was delighted to be able to visit The Textile Museum. They had two amazing exhibits: Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol, and Frida Kahlo, Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray with traditional Mexican costume from the Textile Museum.

Sadly... no photos of the Artist Textiles exhibit, which was fantastic!!! But there is a book. It was amazing to see how artists from the 40's and beyond took their paintings to the cloth.

Artists' Textiles 1940-1976

Jul 16, 2012

by Geoff Rayner and Richard Chamberlain

The second exhibit was on Frida Kahlo and her friend/companion, photographer Nickolas Muray. 

There were numerous photos taken by Muray and many that I've never seen before. 

Muray and Kahlo

To complement the photography, the Textile Museum pulled garments from their collection that represented the clothing typical of Kahlo.

Below, are a few of my favorites.

btw... there is a great library of books at the museum, and a wonderful librarian who assisted me with my research.

The Textile Museum

55 Centre Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 2H5, Canada

+1 416-599-5321

http://www.textilemuseum.ca/home

Heavily embroidered ensemble

detail

detail

otton blouse, with European Origins

Detail Shot of top

How do they do it? Drapery in Stone

To me,it is one of the wonders of the world. I teach Fashion History, and thus, we study Greek and Roman costume. So, I am completely boggled by how amazing the stone sculptures of past reveal the drapery of, and the clinging of the cloth. They are after all, ....stone.


















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Location:The Louvre, Paris

Historic Costume at Palazzo Moranda, Milan, Italy

As part of our Fashion Tour for Mesa College, we visited the museum at Palazzo Morando. This museum houses art and costumes from the late 1800's through the turn of the century. Here are a few examples.

















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Juliet's Balcony in Verona

One cannot come to Verona without visiting the home of Juliet (Guilietta). Here you see the famous balcony.







And here, you see the statue of Juliet. It is good luck to touch one breast and make a wish about 'love'.


This is the entrance to her courtyard. People leave love notes, letters, etc., on the wall, and on the gate as you can see below.



Locks are seen all over Verona, with names of couples written on them.

The following are costumes from the original movie of Romeo and Juliet

Costume: from the Opera (with detail shots)

I was fortunate to be able to see a collection of costume from the Verona Filharmonica Lyric Opera collection. Many of the pieces were older, from early in the century. The level of detail here was amazing.

Below are some photos I would like to share.

Two Costumes from Aida




Rigoletto


Tosca