Frida Kahlo to Clara and Gerry Strang, 1931 Sept. 2. Letter. 28 x 22 cm. John Weatherwax papers relating to Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, 1930-1988. Archives of American Art.
In this illustrated letter to friends Clara and Gerry Strang, Kahlo playfully refers to herself as "The Queen" and to Diego as "The King". The following coquettish lines from Kahlo's letter may refer to Weatherwax's short story which Kahlo may have been waiting for Weatherwax to complete.
"Please tell him that my decision is that when I be in San Francisco again (probably in January) He will have no beard anymore [she was told John Weatherwax had grown a beard] And if he disobey my decision he will be put in jail immediately. He must be afraid because I am very cruel Queen. Please tell him I am waiting for my "History", and I hope that will be finished before I change my kingdom from here!"
She signs the letter, "Queen Freida The first"
Kahlo's German father, Guillermo Kahlo named his daughter "Frieda", German for "Peace". Around 1935, during the rise of Nazism, she dropped the e in spelling of her name.
Created on ... Oct. 2, 2001