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Frida Kahlo 1907-1954

Frida Kahlo 1907-1954. “ I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any consideration.”. Her Family. Father: Guillermo Kahlo Mother: Matilde Kahlo. Education.

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Frida Kahlo 1907-1954

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  1. Frida Kahlo1907-1954 “I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any consideration.”

  2. Her Family Father: Guillermo KahloMother: Matilde Kahlo

  3. Education *Frida attended the prestigious National Preparatory School in Mexico City *She was one of thirty five female students in a class of over 2,000*It is here that she first met Diego Rivera, although they were not formally introduced until later.

  4. The Accident of September, 1925 *Frida was involved in a serious bus accident where a bus was hit by a tram car. *She suffered from a broken spine, pelvis, foot, and collarbone. She was not expected to live. *She became a semi-invalid and was rendered incapable of pursuing her medical aspirations. It is a result of this that she became an artist.

  5. Her Life with Diego “I suffered two grave accidents in my life. One in which a streetcar knocked me down…the other accident is Diego.”

  6. Immediately following the accident, Frida began painting portraits of her family and her close friends. Portrait of Sister Cristina, 1928

  7. Frida began also experimenting artistically through the creation of self portraits. Some of her earliest works resembled the works of the French neoclassicist Ingres. Self Portrait with a Red Velvet Dress, 1926 Ingres, The Valpincon Bather, 1808

  8. The Evolution of the More Traditional Self-Portraits Self Portrait with Heavy Necklace, 1933

  9. Self Portrait with Monkey and Parrot, 1942

  10. Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940

  11. Roots, 1943

  12. The Broken Column, 1944

  13. The Little Deer, 1946

  14. Without Hope, 1954

  15. A Few Small Nips, 1935

  16. . Self Portrait with Cropped Hair, 1940 The Two Fridas, 1937

  17. Two Nudes in a Jungle, 1938

  18. Still Life with Parrot, 1951

  19. Watermelons, 1954

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