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Stairway to the Second-Floor Studio, Casa Azul

Thelmadatter · 2 March 2008

A 2008 photograph of the exterior stairway leading to the second-floor studio where Frida Kahlo worked in the Casa Azul.

Shows the stairway to the studio where Kahlo worked, connecting the museum site to her creative practice.

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Exterior of a dark volcanic-stone building seen through a garden with a large spiky agave plant in front, pink bougainvillea, and a tree with bare branches. A man in a white shirt stands at left and a woman in white walks near a green door at right.
View of stairway leading to the second floor studio, Casa Azul, 2 March 2008.

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What it is

A photograph taken in March 2008 showing the stairway leading up to the second-floor studio at the Casa Azul, the home where Frida Kahlo lived and worked. The image shows a dark volcanic-stone building seen through a garden with agave plants and bougainvillea.

Why it matters

The studio at the top of this stairway was a space where Frida Kahlo created her art. Seeing the physical path to her working space helps connect visitors to the practical, everyday setting of her creative life.

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  • Why might the studio have been placed on the second floor?
  • What do the plants and architecture suggest about the setting Kahlo worked in?
  • What questions does this photo leave unanswered about what happened inside the studio?

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