Step Into Frida Kahlo’s Garden at a Lush New San Antonio Exhibit
Vibrant tropical plants and prickly cacti grow alongside original sculptures by Mexican artists, in a tribute to the artist s love of the natural world.
May 17, 2021
The exhibit includes replicas of Casa Azul s iconic blue walls and Diego Rivera s pyramid.
Photograph by Joel Salcido
At the center of Frida Kahlo’s home at the Casa Azul in Mexico City was a garden. Teeming with lush bougainvillea, fruit trees, cacti, and native plants like agave and yucca, Kahlo’s garden was a creative refuge and a source of inspiration for her art. A lover of the natural world, Kahlo also surrounded herself with animals, including two pet spider monkeys named Caimito de Guayabal and Fulang Chan, parrots, an eagle, a deer, and a pack of Xoloitzcuintli, or Mexican hairless dogs.
Posted By Kelly Merka Nelson on Fri, May 7, 2021 at 10:29 AM click image Twitter / sabotgarden Along with the exhibition, the garden is debuting six Botanical Frida statues. A San Antonio Botanical Garden exhibition celebrating one of Mexico s most beloved artists makes its debut this weekend. Frida Kahlo Oasis features a 2,100 square foot garden inspired by the garden at Casa Azul, the home artist Frida Kahlo shared with her husband Diego Rivera in Mexico City. The garden is filled with lush vegetation native to Mexico, as well as landmarks of Kahlo s Caza Azul garden, including a pyramid that was used to display Rivera s collection of Colombian artifacts, a frog-themed fountain and Kahlo s desk and easel.