1. FRIDA KAHLO A Mexican Artist

2. ABOUT FRIDA “I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” –Frida Kahlo Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon July 6, 1907 Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Famous artist

4. CHILDHOOD Casa Azul Mexican mother German, immigrant father One of four daughters Polio at age 6 National Preparatory School Diego Rivera

5. A LIFE ALTERING EVENT “There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst” –Frida Kahlo September 17, 1925 Bus accident Impaled by a handrail, fractured spine and pelvis Shattered bones

6. 1928-1929 Marriage to Diego Rivera Troubled relationship Moved frequently Diego supportive of Frida’s art California, NY, Detroit 1933 Mexico

7. EL ARTE: 200 PINTURAS “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best” – Frida Kahlo Powerful female for her time Reknowned painter Autoretratos Fantasy Folklore Narrative

8. SURREALISMO? “They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality” – Frida Kahlo Surrealismo: 20th century avant-gard art movement that featured dreamlike fantasies. The style is typically realistic, but irrational. Haunting, sensual, original Dolor, la salud, y las relaciones 2000: 1929 $5.000.000 painting

10. “I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you” – Frida Kahlo

11. EL FIN “My painting carries with it the message of pain” – Frida Kahlo Decline in health by 1950 Gangrene in right foot 1953 1st solo exhibition in Mexico Rumors of depression and suicide attempts In and out of hospitals Died July 13th, 1954 at Casa Azul Pulmonary embolism