Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo Best-known Mexican painter. Painted dozens of self-portraits emphasizing her unibrow and mustache. She suffered lifelong health problems, many of which derived from a traffic accident during her teenage years, (18). These issues are represented in her works, many of which are self-portraits.

Frida Kahlo At the age of six, Frida developed polio, which caused her right leg to appear much thinner than the other. It was to remain that way permanently. Frida, was always her own favorite model. "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best”

Frida Kahlo Frida also made herself 3 years younger, claiming 1910 to be the year she was born in Coyoacán, Mexico, instead of 1907. She wanted her year of birth to coincide with the Mexican revolution. No matter whether she was in Paris, New York or Coyoacán, she clothed herself elaborately in the Tehuana costumes of Indian maidens.

Frida Kahlo She had as many as thirty-five operations as a result of the accident, mainly on her back, her right leg, and her right foot. The injuries also prevented Kahlo from having a child because of the medical complications and permanent damage.

Frida Kahlo She married Diego Rivera, a Mexican Painter, a muralist. He was 20 years older than her. The injuries also prevented Kahlo from having a child because of the medical complications and permanent damage. Her father was German and her mother was Spanish.

In this painting she expresses her love and obsession for Diego.

La casa azul “The blue house” The house where Frida grew up. Her father built the home in 1907 In her final years, Frida returned to her home The house is now a museum housing artifacts of her life.

The two Fridas

On the border between Mexico and the United States.

This portrays the injuries she sustained during her traffic accident at the age of 18 when she was travelling on a bus.

Frida Kahlo’s museum