View this post on Instagram Like many artists in Mexico City’s vibrant intellectual circles, #FridaKahlo avidly collected traditional Mexican folk art—"arte popular"—as a celebration of Mexican national culture. She drew inspiration from these objects, seizing on their political significance after the Mexican Revolution and incorporating their visual and material qualities into her now iconic paintings. Learn about Kahlo's lasting engagement with Mexican folk art in "Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular," now on view. #mfaFridaKahlo Pictured: "Self-Portrait with Hummingbird and Thorn Necklace" (1940), oil on canvas, @ransomcenter. A post shared by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (@mfaboston) on Feb 27, 2019 at 5:06am PST