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was born on July 6, 1907 in the Mexico City
FRIDA KAHLO, or MAGDALENA CARMEN FRIDA KAHLO CALDERÓN, was born on July 6, 1907 in the Mexico City home owned by her parents since 1904, known today as the Blue House. Daughter of Wilhelm (Guillermo) Kahlo, of German descent, and of Mexican Matilde Calderón, Frida was the third of four daughters of whom her two sisters, Matilde and Adriana, were the eldest and Cristina, the youngest. -
At the age of six Frida fell ill with polio, causing her right leg to remain shorter than the other
At the age of six Frida fell ill with polio, causing her right leg to remain shorter than the other, which resulted in bullying. Nevertheless, this setback did not prevent her from being a curious and tenacious student. She completed her high school studies at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. -
At the age of 18, on September 17, 1925, Frida was in a tragic accident.
At the age of 18, on September 17, 1925, Frida was in a tragic accident. A streetcar crashed into the bus she was traveling in. The consequences to her person were terrible: several bones were fractured and her spinal cord, damaged. While she was immobilized for several months, Frida began to paint. Afterwards, she formed relationships with several artists, including the photographer Tina Modotti and the already renowned artist Diego Rivera. -
In 1929, Frida married the muralist Diego Rivera. The couple lived at the Blue House, Frida's childhood home, as well as at Diego's studio in San Ángel
In 1929, Frida married the muralist. The couple lived at the Blue House, Frida's childhood home, as well as at Diego's studio in San Ángel. Kahlo and Rivera also resided in Cuernavaca and in various cities of the United States: Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. They stayed for short periods of time in Mexico City. -
In 1930, Frida suffered her first miscarriage.
In 1930, Frida suffered her first miscarriage. In November of that same year and for workrelated reasons, the couple traveled to San Francisco. -
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she refurbished the Blue House to provide asylum for over two years to Leon Trotsky and Natalia
In political terms, she was a member of the Communist Party and a faithful left-wing activist. Together with Rivera, she refurbished the Blue House to provide asylum for over two years to Leon Trotsky and Natalia, his wife. -
Frida divorced the muralist in 1939
Frida divorced the muralist in 1939, only to remarry him one year later. Despite her poor health and having been subjected to operations on multiple occasions, Frida was an intensely active artist. In political terms, she was a member of the Communist Party -
From 1950 to 51, she remained confined at the Hospital Inglés.
Toward the end of her life, the artist's health deteriorated. From 1950 to 51, she remained confined at the Hospital Inglés. -
In 1953, her right leg was amputated.
In 1953, subjected to the threat of gangrene, her right leg was amputated. -
Friday Kahlo died at the Blue House of Mexico City.
Friday Kahlo died at the Blue House of Mexico City on July 13th, 1954, while the National Institute of Fine Arts was preparing a retrospective exhibition as a national tribute to her. -
Frida Kahlo has become a reference that surpasses the myth the painter created around herself.
The Louvre Museum acquired one of her self-portraits. Today, her paintings are also found in numerous private collections in Mexico, the United States, and Europe. Her personality has been adopted as one of the banners of feminism, handicapped people, sexual freedom, and Mexican culture. Frida Kahlo has become a reference that surpasses the myth the painter created around herself.