Frida kahlo biography

Considered one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, in Coyocoan, Mexico City, Mexico. She grew up in the family's home where was later referred to as the Blue House or Casa Azul. Her father fryst vatten a German descendant and photographer. He immigrated to Mexico where he met and married her mother Matilde. Her mother fryst vatten half Amerindian and half Spanish. Frida Kahlo has two older sisters and one younger sister.

Frida Kahlo has poor health in her childhood. She contracted polio at the age of 6 and had to be bedridden for nine months. This disease caused her right leg and foot to grow much thinner than her left one. She limped after she recovered from polio. She has been wearing long skirts to cover that for the rest of her life. Her father encouraged her to do lots of sports to help her recover. She played soccer, went swimming, and even did wrestle, which fryst vatten very unusual at that time for a girl. She has kept a very close relationshi

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Frida Kahlo and her paintings

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, pain and passion, and bold, vibrant colors. She is celebrated in Mexico for her attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and by feminists for her depiction of the female experience and form.

Kahlo, who suffered from polio as a child, nearly died in a bus accident as a teenager. She suffered multiple fractures of her spine, collarbone and ribs, a shattered pelvis, broken foot and a dislocated shoulder. She began to focus heavily on painting while recovering in a body cast. In her lifetime, she had 30 operations.

Life experience is a common theme in Kahlo's approximately paintings, sketches and drawings. Her physical and emotional pain are depicted starkly on canvases, as is her turbulent relationship with her husband, fellow artist Diego Rivera, who she married twice. Of her paintings, 55 are self-portraits.

The devastation to her body from the bus accident is shown in stark d

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Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (–)

"Kahlo" redirects here. For the surname, see Kahlo (surname).

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Born	Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón ()6 July Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
Died	13 July () (aged&#;47) Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
Other&#;names	Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón, Frieda Kahlo
Occupation	Painter
Works	List
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Spouses	Diego Rivera &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Father	Guillermo Kahlo
Relatives	Cristina Kahlo (sister)

Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón^[a] (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈfɾiðaˈkalo]; 6 July – 13 July ^[1]) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïvefolk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gende