Distant relatives of Frida Kahlo have won a temporary injunction that stops sales of a Barbie doll depicting the late Mexican artist. Mattel has said it worked with the Panama-based Frida Kahlo Corporation which it claims has rights to the artist’s image. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Frida Kahlo in doll form. “The Frida Kahlo Corporation actively participated in the process of designing the doll, Mattel has its permission and a legal contract that grants it the rights to make a doll of the great Frida Kahlo,” the company’s statement said. The corporation said that it “celebrates the ideological contributions of Frida Kahlo which have transcended the borders of art and which will influence new generations as a world icon through the Frida Kahlo Barbie, which conserves the essence of Barbie and the legacy of Frida Kahlo”.

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2018 17:55 UTC