Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo de Rivera was born on July 6, 1907. She claimed to been born in 1910 but she was actually born in 1907; she lied about her birthdate for the purpose of vanity. Her given name was Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon. She was born in Mexico City. She was also best known for self-portraits and was considered to be a surrealist and feminist as well. She was also considered to be the most famous painter in Mexico.
History of Frida Kahlo
Frida was born into a good family, Mexican mother, Matilde Calderon, and German-Jewish father, Guillermo Kahlo, (who was a famous photographer) and three sisters. She was the third of the four daughters born of their marriage. Frida was more close to her father than she was her mother because they shared the same creative interests. Her mother's obsessive piety may be what got in between her and her mother’s relationship. It has been believed that Freda was born with Spina Bifida and at the age of 6 she contracted polio, which left her right leg thinner than the other. On September 17, 1925, a horrific trolley car accident that left her broken from the lower back and below. She was in traction and spent most of her life in braces and medicated. That was when her father, Guillermo, encouraged Frida to paint after her accident. She needed to help out financially so went to Diego Rivera who was a commissioned muralist to view her works. Her first painting she took to him was a portrait of her sister Cristina. In 1929 Frida married Diego and they moved to Detroit. She was unhappy to be so far from home, she lost her mother, and battled between the Mexican culture she knew and loved and her new life in America. Married less than a year he had his first affair. They both continued to have affairs and Frieda being with both men and women. Four of the men she had been with were Leon Trotsky, Heinz Berggruen, Andre Breton, and Isamu Noguchi. Diego also cheated on her with her sister Cristina after she suffered a
History of Frida Kahlo
Frida was born into a good family, Mexican mother, Matilde Calderon, and German-Jewish father, Guillermo Kahlo, (who was a famous photographer) and three sisters. She was the third of the four daughters born of their marriage. Frida was more close to her father than she was her mother because they shared the same creative interests. Her mother's obsessive piety may be what got in between her and her mother’s relationship. It has been believed that Freda was born with Spina Bifida and at the age of 6 she contracted polio, which left her right leg thinner than the other. On September 17, 1925, a horrific trolley car accident that left her broken from the lower back and below. She was in traction and spent most of her life in braces and medicated. That was when her father, Guillermo, encouraged Frida to paint after her accident. She needed to help out financially so went to Diego Rivera who was a commissioned muralist to view her works. Her first painting she took to him was a portrait of her sister Cristina. In 1929 Frida married Diego and they moved to Detroit. She was unhappy to be so far from home, she lost her mother, and battled between the Mexican culture she knew and loved and her new life in America. Married less than a year he had his first affair. They both continued to have affairs and Frieda being with both men and women. Four of the men she had been with were Leon Trotsky, Heinz Berggruen, Andre Breton, and Isamu Noguchi. Diego also cheated on her with her sister Cristina after she suffered a