Frida Kahlo Is Getting Her Own Street in San Francisco

The Mexican artist is becoming an integral part of San Francisco.

The Chicana icon, Frida Kahlo, is receiving yet another recognition. She will be honored in San Francisco with the renaming of a street, Frida Kahlo Way.

Given the influential artist’s history in the community, it is all very fitting. She first visited the city with her husband Diego Rivera, and their work is plastered all over the Bay Area. Following the city’s efforts to honor her, including a festival, the Mexican painter will be the face of renewal during this time of American politics.

While the street is currently named after former San Francisco Mayor James Phelan who ran on an anti-immigrant platform, her name will serve as a rejection of his sentiments and his efforts to exclude, as seen with his leadership in what was called Japanese Exclusion. He openly asserted that Chinese people, and other Asian ethnic groups, were incapable of assimilation, while Kahlo vouched for freedoms across all aspects of life.

Outside of original artworks, which can be seen at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Mission District, it’s looking like her name will stretch out as far as street signs. The street name change is expected to happen in the next two weeks, according to KQED. Frida Kahlo Way will be located in front of City College of San Francisco.