DF - ultima dia - the last day

 

 

I had been to Mexico City about a year and a half ago

it was a great trip but I did not get to see any paintings of Frida Kahlo

 

something I very much have been wanting to see

like since first saw copies of her work

 

we had one day left on this trip and I was determined to find Frida

 

I had done my research

the largest collection of her work was at the Museo Dolores Olmedo

an old restored hacienda near Xochimilco

 

 

it was across town in the south east, which in Mexico City is no small distance

 

 

it was fun though to take the Metro and then the light rail (almost to the end)

 

 



 

I was starving by then and that was the best breakfast torta - ever

with a jugo of course

 

 

we go inside to pay and there is a small handwritten sign

something about Frida

 

WHAT!!!

 

 - all the Frida's were gone

 

WHAT!!!

 

- all together on a traveling exhibit

I could not believe it

all of them - could they not have left ONE

really, they should have left one  

 

I didn't even want to go in

but W. did - since we were there, he said

 

 

first thing you see is a big statute of her

who is this person?

 

"María de los Dolores Olmedo y Patiño Suarez was a Mexican businesswoman, philanthropist and musician, better known for her friendship with Mexican painters Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera; she appeared on some of his paintings." says the internet 

 

the grounds are huge and well kept

 

 

full and I mean full of peacocks

here is a mom and her baby

 

 

the roamed around like they owned the place

 

here is the old church of the hacienda

 

 

you can tell it is terribly old

 

 

 

by the way they supported the walls

 

 her house was gorgeous of course

she bought the property in 1965

that is W. entering and they did not let us take photos inside

the main room was filled with photos of her with famous people

popes, presidents, movie stars

 

 

to the left is the balcony of her bedroom

 

 

to the right is the 2 story dining room and kitchen

with parking underneath

 

 

 

this was build behind it

 

 

it was Sunday and we had the treat of some great music

 we were the only gringos there

 

when she died she gave her property and huge art collection to the people of Mexico

 

 

I think she was a very beautiful and interesting woman

 

born in 1908 she lived to be 88

 

 

you can tell she still had it

 

 

she love these hairless dogs called xoloitzcuintle

a dog of the ancient Mexicans

known to have been around more than 3,000 years

 

 

she loved and raised them

 

I am not  much into dogs and these were not very appealing to me

 

 

I thought it was interesting though that in the areas where the dogs were

there were statues of the dogs

and that is where they liked to hang out

 

 

 

they had big yards but they hung out with the statue...

 

 

 this was one of my favorite pieces and since it was outside on the patio

we could take a photo

thank-you very much

 

(I could not get over it - no Frida's!!)

 

 

but I did get to kiss Diego

hope she doesn't mind

 

on the way back to our hotel we decided to go to Coyocan

where Frida had a house that was now a museum

there was only one of her works that lived there

but better than nothing

 

three metro stops later we find the Blue House

 

 

 this is all I got to see

that and a line that went around the block....

 

 

 

maybe next time