1. A biographical PowerPoint by: Kelly Binning
Frida Kahlo
A biographical PowerPoint by:
Kelly Binning

2. Background Information
Birth
Born in Coyoacán, Mexico
Records state she was born in 1907
However, she claims to have been born in 1910
Death
Age 47 on July 13, 1954
She left her paintings, letters to her lovers and friends, and interesting journal entries

3. Important Life Events
She was born directly into the Mexican Revolution and the overthrow of President Porfirio Diaz
Her paintings reflected the revolutionary movement
She married Diego Rivera in 1929
But divorced him in 1939
Then remarried him in 1940
She was praised by Picasso in one of her paintings
Her husband even cried tears of pride

4. Where Did She Live? She lived in Mexico City Parents
Her home was called the La Casa Azul (The Blue House)
Parents
Her father, Guillermo Kahlo was born Carl Wilhelm Kahlo in Pforzheim, Germany
Her mother, Matilde Calderón y Gonzalez, was a devout Catholic of Amerindian and Spanish descent

5. What Was Happening in the World?
The Mexican Revolution ( )
Francisco Madero ran against Porfirio Diaz in hopes of becoming president
He was thrown in jail for becoming too popular
He called for an uprising
World War II ( )
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb Mount Everest (1953)
They climbed 29,035 feet

6. Examples of Her Work

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