Oglethorpe Celebrates Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

ATLANTA (May 18, 2007) – The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is proud to present Frida y Diego, Photographs of their Lives, Wednesday, June 13 through August 28. This exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of Frida Kahlo's birth, the 50th anniversary of Diego Rivera's death and the 30th anniversary of the Mexican Embassy in Atlanta.

   This exhibition is a rare collection of art photographs by several of the most significant photographers of the time, such as Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Nickolas Muray, Manuel Alvarez Bravo and Guillermo Kahlo.

   "Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is extremely proud to have been selected to show this significant historical exhibition exposing the personal life of two great 20th century international artists," said OUMA director Lloyd Nick.

   Exhibition labels and text are in English and Spanish. The museum will be open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. Closed July 2 through 10. Guided tours Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Free and ample parking is available. Admission: $5 per person, museum members, children under
12 and persons with an Oglethorpe ID are free. For more information please visit www.oglethorpe.edu (keyword: museum) or call 404.364.8555.