Frida Kahlo: Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
$24.95 at de Young Museum.
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With an unflinching gaze, Frida Kahlo faces viewers in Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. One among dozens of self-portraits, it reveals a complex individual through its layered symbolism. A monkey manipulates a veritable crown of thorns. Two flower-dragonfly chimeras hover overhead. The hummingbird, traditionally a hopeful love charm, presents as an oppressive weight when hanging from her throat—yet with its wings spread as if in flight, it echoes the sweep of the artist’s brows, her upright…
