The most recognizable artist of color continues to be whitewashed, now as a greeting card.
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo still resonates with people across the world today for her willingness to be vulnerable and express dissent in a world of growing inequities. Her work is almost exclusively autobiographical in nature and includes topics such as identity and loss.
An outspoken communist, she pushed against the harms of capitalism in her activism and her artwork. While she was alive, the public mostly only knew her as “Diego Rivera’s wife.” However, in the past few decades, she has had a postmortem renaissance in which her art is the focus.