The Life of Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo is born in Coyoacan, Mexico, a suburb of Mexico City

Jul 6, 1907

Originally born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón in Coyoacan, Mexico, a suburb of Mexico City

Kahlo is stricken with polio, which leaves her with a limp

Sep 1, 1913

Kahlo is involved in a bus accident and sustains serious injuries to her spine, pelvis and right leg. Because of these injuries, she undergoes more than 30 operations during her lifetime.

May 15, 1925

While recovering from the accident, Kahlo begins to paint. About 150 of Kahlo's works have survived, and most of them are self-portraits.

Jun 20, 1926

Kahlo marries Mexican painter Diego Rivera

Feb 22, 1929

The couple both engage in extramarital affairs: Rivera with Kahlo's younger sister, Cristina; Kahlo with both men and women.They then get divorced and re married to eachother within this time period.

Period: Apr 21, 1934 to Apr 21, 1940

Kahlo began teaching, and her students are known as "Fridos." Numerous operations force her to leave teaching, and she resumes her prolific painting career.

Aug 28, 1942

Kahlo has her first solo exhibition in Mexico; it's the only exhibition held in her native country during her lifetime. Kahlo attends the show on a stretcher; later that year, her right leg is amputated below the knee because of gangrene.

Jan 20, 1953

Kahlo dies in her sleep. Many believe her death was caused by embolism; some suggest it was suicide

Jul 13, 1954