Frida Kahlo's work has been celebrated internationally as emblematic of Mexican national and indigenous traditions and by feminists for what is seen as its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form.
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940), Harry Ransom Center
Frida Kahlo and 3 more authors - Lloyd, Brigitte Gastel. "Portrait of the Artists". artroots.com.
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Commentary
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Tough guys.
We were the tough guys.
Boston’s teen-aged Italian North Enders of the 1950s and 1960s.
We could take on anybody.
We had our own morality and it did not condemn lawbreakers.
You might say we admired them.
Robin Hoods, all, because they (we) never committed crimes against our own.
Despite being rough-tough cream puffs, the thing is (was) we could laugh at ourselves.
One reason why Italians never cried “Discrimination!”
We offer this observation as a prelude to the ethnic joke we’re posting today.
The hours are ticking away and if we don’t make the most of our time another day will soon click past.
Unnoticed.
Unappreciated.
Tick Tock.
In clock language:
Enjoy today.
Enjoy the week.
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Tracking Postings – Tracking Time
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Our 457th consecutive posting, committed to 5,000.
After 457 posts we’re at the 9.14 percentile of our commitment, that commitment a different way of marking the passage of time.
Time of posting is 12.01am on Sunday.
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Weather
Sunday, July 7, 2019
On this day Boston will enjoy mild temperatures, with a high of 73* and a feels-like of 73* with a risk of a shower.
The next days look splendid, seventies and eighties with a lot of sun.
Anyone complaining?
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Dinner
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Dinner Friday was a rack of pork ribs with a plate of Minestra — greens and beans.
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Chuckle of the Day: Don’t read this without first reading the commentary above.
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Two North Enders went to heaven.
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Today’s Thumbnail
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Frida Kahlo (6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican artist who painted many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society.
Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy.
In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement, which sought to define a Mexican identity, Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist.
This picture of Kahlo was taken by American photographer Toni Frissell, as part of a 1937 photo shoot for Vogue magazine entitled "Señoras of Mexico". She is depicted outdoors, seated next to an agave plant. The photograph is in the collection of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Photograph credit: Toni Frissell; restored by Adam Cuerden
I keep a picture of Frida .
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Good Morning on this Sunday, the seventh day of July, 2019
Our lead picture celebrates Frida Kahlo.
Our commentary was the one on North Enders that we posted a couple of days ago but forgot to include the chuckle that went along with it. That chuckle is indeed posted today.
We posted the Boston weather report, the ticking calendar, and the growing number of posts as a calendar marker.
We posted our dinner.
The thumbnail was also on Frida.
And now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your love.