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Frida Kahlo

  • Frida was born in Mexico City.

    Frida was born in Mexico City.
    Frida Kahlo grew up in the village of Coyoacan on the outskirts of Mexico City.
  • She suffered a bus accident.

    She suffered a bus accident.
    She was only 18. She was confined in bed for three months.
  • She joined the Mexican Communist Party.

    She joined the Mexican Communist Party.
    She met her future husband Diego Rivera.
  • She married Diego.

    She married Diego.
    They travelled through Mexico and into the United States.
  • She painted Self-portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States

    She painted Self-portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States
  • She painted Memory, The Heart.

    She painted Memory, The Heart.
    She depicts the pain and anguish Kahlo experienced during and after an affair between her husband and her sister, Cristina Kahlo.
  • She exhibited her paintings at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York.

    She exhibited her paintings at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York.
  • She painted The Two Fridas.

    She painted The Two Fridas.
    It depicted the two versions of Frida, the European one and the traditional one.
  • She divorced from her husband, Diego Rivera.

    She divorced from her husband, Diego Rivera.
  • She created Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.

    She created Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.
  • She died in Mexico City.

    She died in Mexico City.
    She was only 47.
  • Mexico declared the works of Frida Kahlo part of the country's national cultural heritage.

    Mexico declared the works of Frida Kahlo part of the country's national cultural heritage.