Frida Kahlo (Finlay Spanish Exam)

July 6, 1907

The year of Frida's birth

Coyoácan, México

Where Frida spent her whole life. This is a suburb of Mexico City.

1914, age 7

Frida contracts polio. Her right leg is stumped in growth, She is cruelly nicknamed "peg-leg" Frida.

1922, age 15

Frida is accepted into La Escuela Nacional Preparatoria to study medicine.

September 17, 1925 - age 18

Frida is involved in a severe bus accident. Her body was permanently damaged/destroyed from the injuries sustained. She experienced long-term effects.

Los autorretratos

Self-portraits (Frida painted 55 of these in her life-time)

Tehuana costumes

Frida wore these Indian maiden dresses as her daily attire

Diego Rivera

Rivera was a muralist painter who was also Frida's

husband.

21 de agosto 1929

Diego and Frida are married.

Unfaithfulness

Throughout their marriage, Diego cheated on Frida multiple times. He even had an affair with her younger sister Cristina. As a result, Frida aslo has affairs.

1939

Frida and Diego divorce

1940

Frida and Diego remarry

La Casa Azul

Frida's home and present day Frida Kahlo museum

1953

Frida's right leg is amputated due to an infection.

July 13, 1954 - age 47

Frida Kahlo dies because of a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in her lung). But, it is speculated as a possible intentional overdose.

Her art

Frida's art was unlike any other art during her time. She was considered a revolutionary artist. Painting mostly self-portraits, Frida expressed exactly what she was feeling.

Her pet monkey

Frida included animals in many of her paintings. This painting includes her pet Fulang Chang.

Mexican folk art

Frida often included examples of this in her paintings. This show how important her Mexican culture is to her.

long skirts or dresses

She wore _______________ to hide her legs that were affected by polio.

moustache

Frida always painted herself with a thick __________________ even though she really didn't have one. She maybe did this to criticize traditional standards of beauty at that time.

herself

Of Friday Kahlo's 143 paintings, fifty-five are of _______________.

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How many children did Frida have?

Mexico

Frida's mother was from ______________.

Germany

Frida's father was from _______________.

bright colors

In many of Frida's paintings, she included animals, nature, and ______________________.