[Michlib-l] Cromaine Library in Hartland hosts Teachers' Discovery Frida Kahlo exhibit through May 9

[Ceci Marlow]

Folks are welcome to go on up, without escort, to view the exhibit which 
is at our main library, 3688 N. Hartland Road, Hartland, on the third 
floor.  It is an educational exhibit with panels explaining and putting 
into context some of Kahlo's works.

This exhibit will be up through May 9, then shipping out on Monday for 
the next site.

We have a three-part series which begins May 6, "A Taste of A.L.I.V.E." 
with a talk from the Michigan Labor History Society about the Ford 
Hunger March/Massacre which happened in Detroit the month before Rivera 
and Kahlo arrived in Detroit. Henry Ford directed his guards to shoot 
the marching workers. His son, Edsel Ford, had commissioned Rivera to 
paint the Detroit Industry murals at the DIA. Quite a contrast in 
thoughts about the Detroit assembly worker.

May 13 we'll show a lesser-known film about Kahlo, that was filmed in 
part at her home, Casa Azul.
May 20 we have an opportunity for hands-on Frida-inspired crafts.
All of these programs begin at 6:30 pm and all are held at the Village 
location, 3688 N. Hartland Road, Hartland.

The exhibit and the series are here to coincide with the Detroit 
Institute of Arts Rivera-Kahlo exhibit which is open now through July 
12. This is the first exhibit of Kahlo's works in Detroit and also 
showcases newly restored preparatory drawings by Rivera for the Detroit 
Industry murals.

We believe "Frida-mania" (as her biographer Herrera termed it) is 
widespread. We wanted Cromaine to be able to offer, once again in 
keeping with the Crouse Hartland Project legacy, a connection to Mexican 
art and culture, our own auto industry history and this exceptional 
female artist.

Questions? Call Ceci Marlow, 810-632-5200, ext. 105.