ARTIST

Frida Kahlo

1907–1954 · Mexico

Mexican painter who turned her physical pain into iconic self-portraits blending folk art with surrealist fantasy.

ABOUT

Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón 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 naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky 1937 · National Museum of Women in the Arts Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress 1926 · Frida Kahlo Museum Portrait of Cristina, My Sister 1928 Self Portrait Along the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States 1932 Henry Ford Hospital 1932 · Museo Dolores Olmedo My Dress Hangs There 1933
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