Frida Kahlo Y Calderón

Born as Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón, she simply called herself Frieda. However, she dropped the ‘e’ in 1935. Frida is an artistic icon admired by many for her works. She was born in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico on July 6, 1907. Her father, Guillermo, a German photographer, married her mother, Matilde, after immigrating to Mexico. She had two older sisters named Matilde and Adriana and one younger sister named Cristina. She grew up with her family in her beloveded Blue House or La Casa Azul. Growing up, she was stricken by polio at the age of 6. As a result, she limped when she walked because of the extensive damage the disease caused. Despite this, her father still encouraged her to take part in normal activities such as playing soccer or going swimming to aid in her recovering process. By 1922, Frida enrolled in the National Preparatory School. This was significant because she was one of the first few female students attending. In addition, she became known for her exciting spirit and cultural clothing, a sign of her character. She was able to observe the famous artist, Diego Rivera, painting his mural The Creation at the school. The groups she was associated with during her school years included politically educated
Through a fellow communist member’s party Frida reconnected Diego Rivera, her future husband. It is said they didn’t talk at the party, but not too long after Kahlo showed her paintings to Rivera. He admired not only her work but also Kahlo herself, and they fell in love. They were described as the elephant (Diego) and the dove (Frida) because of how different they seemed as a couple. They got married but it was never a traditional relationship. Both Kahlo and Rivera had multiple affairs while they were together. Frida was bisexual and had affairs with both men and women alike, while Diego had sexual affairs the models he