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Frida Kahlo's Orthopedic Aids, ca. 1950s

Frida’s lifelong struggle with her health eventually resulted in the amputation of her lower right leg in 1953. The prosthetic leg she used during the last year of her life has become a symbol of her suffering and the source of her inspiration – and has been displayed in museums accordingly.

After going through numerous surgeries and health issues, Frida Kahlo’s orthopedic aids helped her move around. She also wore various custom-made corsets and prosthetics.

Frida Kahlo’s prosthetic leg with leather boot.

Photographer Javier Hinojosa. © Museo Frida Kahlo.

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Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1963

© Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society  

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CAR WASH (1976) Tracy Reed

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Leonard Cohen | Nashville, TN | 1968

Photo: Tony Vaccaro

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Green, Blue, Green

Mark Rothko

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A man plays guitar while riding a one-wheeled bike, Pasadena, California, 1957 - by Ralph Crane (1913 - 1988), American

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Photo - National Geographic

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Happy World Chess Day! ♟️

Chess is a dynamic topic that has been explored through uniquely designed chessmen over centuries, paintings that express the calm intensity of a match, and photos that document global players trying to achieve a checkmate. Explore Artstor on JSTOR to see the influence of chess across these multidisciplinary forms.

Explore now.

Images: Josef Hartwig. Chess Set (Das Bauhaus Schachspiel; Model XVI; Jeu d'échecs). 1923-24. Part of Réunion des Musées Régionaux (RMN)

Chess Piece, Bishop. Chess Piece, Bishop. Ivory. Part of Open: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Creative Commons: Free Reuse (CC0)

© Man Ray 2015 Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris 2026

Chess set. Late 18th–early 19th century. Walnut, ivory, wood. Part of Open: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Creative Commons: Free Reuse (CC0).

© Association Marcel Duchamp / ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2026

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Serpico (1973), dir. Sidney Lumet

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Alexander Calder

The Ghost (1964), Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Cy Twombly, 1959

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“But if we define the Megaphone as the composite of the hundreds of voices we hear each day that come to us from people we don't know, via high-tech sources, it's clear that a significant and ascendant component of that voice has become bottom-dwelling, shrill, incurious, ranting, and agenda-driven. It strives to antagonize us, make us feel anxious, ineffective, and alone; convince us that the world is full of enemies and of people stupider and less agreeable than ourselves; is dedicated to the idea that, outside the sphere of our immediate experience, the world works in a different, more hostile, less knowable manner. This braindead tendency is viral and manifests intermittently; while it is the blood in the veins of some of our media figures, it flickers on and off in others.”

― George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone

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Yves Klein, 1952

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Cham Deer Mask, Tibet, early 20th century