Now at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, this Mexican painting is one in a long line of trailblazing self-portraits that immortalized its creator as a global icon for the feminism movement, the LGBTQ+ community and the Chicano Movement. While its individual elements have varied interpretations, her direct gaze and inspiration from Mexican folk art are seen as reclamations of Kahlo’s national & gender identities in a time when the portrayal of women was largely handled by white, male artists.