1. Frida Kahlo 1907-1954 “ I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any consideration.”

3. Her Family Father: Guillermo Kahlo Mother: Matilde Kahlo

4. Education *Frida attended the prestigious National Preparatory School in Mexico City *She was one of thirty five female students in a class of over 2,000 *It is here that she first met Diego Rivera, although they were not formally introduced until later.

5. The Accident of September, 1925 *Frida was involved in a serious bus accident where a bus was hit by a tram car. *She suffered from a broken spine, pelvis, foot, and collarbone. She was not expected to live. *She became a semi-invalid and was rendered incapable of pursuing her medical aspirations. It is a result of this that she became an artist.

6. Her Life with Diego “ I suffered two grave accidents in my life. One in which a streetcar knocked me down…the other accident is Diego.”

7. Immediately following the accident, Frida began painting portraits of her family and her close friends. Portrait of Sister Cristina, 1928

8. Frida began also experimenting artistically through the creation of self portraits. Some of her earliest works resembled the works of the French neoclassicist Ingres. Self Portrait with a Red Velvet Dress, 1926Ingres, The Valpincon Bather, 1808

9. The Evolution of the More Traditional Self-Portraits Self Portrait with Heavy Necklace, 1933

10. Self Portrait with Monkey and Parrot, 1942

11. Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940

12. Roots, 1943

13. The Broken Column, 1944

14. The Little Deer, 1946

15. Without Hope, 1954

16. A Few Small Nips, 1935

17. . Self Portrait with Cropped Hair, 1940 The Two Fridas, 1937

18. Two Nudes in a Jungle, 1938

19. Still Life with Parrot, 1951

20. Watermelons, 1954