1. Frida Kahlo Self- Portraits

2. Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacan, Mexico in 1907. Her father was an artist, and he taught Frida how to paint when she was a little girl. When she was 7 years old, she was stricken with polio and had to stay in bed for 9 months! That’s when Frida taught herself how to draw. Drawing saves her from being sad.

3. The Accident, 17 September 1926 When Frida was only 18 years old, she was in a terrible bus accident which left her in constant pain for the rest of her life.

4. After the accident, Frida found the courage to live by painting. She painted the things that were important to her - special days, dreams, and the world of her imagination. When she was in pain and couldn’t leave her bed, she painted in bed.

5. On-the-Border-Line-Between-Mexico-and-the- United-States

6. Frida painted lots of pictures of herself. Huitzilopochtli

7. "I paint self portraits because I am so often alone. Because I am the subject I know best."