Exhibit explores Polish links of artists Kahlo and Rivera
Frida Kahlo
WARSAW  Poland (AP) —  A new art exhibition that explores the little-known connections Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera  had to Poland is bringing works inspired by Mexico's indigenous cultures to a European audience which rarely has the chance to see  them .
 "Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera . Polish Context" features iconic Kahlo self-portraits and paintings by Rivera alongside works by two Polish-born artists.
 The show  also tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a Kahlo painting titled "The Wounded Table" after  it  was displayed in Poland in 1955.
One is the photographer Bernice Kolko  who took photos of  Kahlo  during the last years of  her  life  even intimate images of the artist on  her  death bed and at  her  funeral. The other is Fanny Rabel  who was a student of  Kahlo 's and an apprentice to Rivera  becoming one of the first female muralists in Mexico.
CORRECTS SOURCE - Guests attend a preview of a new exhibition on Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Poznan  Poland  on Tuesday Sept. 26  2017.  "Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera . Polish Context" features iconic Kahlo self-portraits  works by Rivera and the works of two Polish-born artists linked to the couple. It also recalls the mysterious disappearance of a  Kahlo  painting after it was displayed in Poland 62 years ago. (Maciej Kaczyński/CZ ZAMEK via AP)
The paintings on display include several of  Kahlo 's key works  including "Self-portrait with Monkeys" and "Self-Portrait as Tehuana " also known as "Diego in My Thoughts." The painting shows  Kahlo  stuck in a web and with a small portrait of Rivera on  her  forehead  an apparent reference to  her  long obsession with the husband who betrayed  her  with other women.
WARSAW  Poland (AP) —  A new art exhibition that explores the little-known connections Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera  had to Poland is bringing works inspired by Mexico's indigenous cultures to a European audience which rarely has the chance to see  them .
 "[TGT] . Polish Context" features iconic Kahlo self-portraits and paintings by Rivera alongside works by two Polish-born artists.
 [TGT]also tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a [TGT] painting titled "The Wounded Table" after  it  was displayed in Poland in 1955.
One is the photographer Bernice Kolko  who took photos of  Kahlo  during the last years of  her  life  even intimate images of the artist on  her  death bed and at  her  funeral. The other is Fanny Rabel  who was a student of  [TGT] 's and an apprentice to Rivera  becoming one of the first female muralists in Mexico.
CORRECTS SOURCE - Guests attend a preview of a new exhibition on Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Poznan  Poland  on Tuesday Sept. 26  2017.  "Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera . Polish Context" features iconic Kahlo self-portraits  works by Rivera and the works of two Polish-born artists linked to the couple. It also recalls the mysterious disappearance of a  Kahlo  painting after it was displayed in Poland 62 years ago. (Maciej Kaczyński/CZ ZAMEK via AP)
The paintings on display include several of  Kahlo 's key works  including "Self-portrait with Monkeys" and "Self-Portrait as Tehuana " also known as "Diego in My Thoughts." The painting shows  Kahlo  stuck in a web and with a small portrait of Rivera on  her  forehead  an apparent reference to  her  long obsession with the husband who betrayed  her  with other women.