Frida Kahlo, at Home and Abroad

Blue Lake Public Radio | By Foley Schuler

Published July 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM EDT

Frida Kahlo, 1939—Photographed by Nickolas Muray

With just under a week remaining in the popular exhibition Frida Kahlo’s Month in Paris: A Friendship with Mary Reynolds at the Art Institute of Chicago, Foley, on Tuesday afternoon, will share some impressions of the exhibition (which he got to see while taking a little time off earlier in the summer), as well as some music of Michael Daugherty for violin and orchestra inspired by Frida Kahlo and her legacy, and that of Silvestre Revueltas, who was an important part of Kahlo's artistic circle—and much more.

You can hear Foley's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.

Foley Schuler

Encouraged by creative parents, Foley began his music career at age 7, studying violin with Jean Manning at North Muskegon Public Schools. As a Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp camper, he became Blue Lake Public Radio’s first high school intern. Foley earned an English Literature degree from Hope College, and Masters in Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the Warren Wilson College. He has performed with the West Michigan (formerly West Shore) Symphony; served on the English Department faculty at Muskegon Community College, and been the Music, Art & Theatre reviewer for the Muskegon Chronicle. He follows his love of the arts around the globe, but says, “There is no place like the Blue Lake setting, sharing extraordinary music with our listeners.” Foley hosts Blue Lake Public Radio’s weekday classical music from 1 to 5 p.m. and “Sunday on Blue Lake”.

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