Frida Kahlo Father
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo was a twentieth-century woman artist. She was most famous for her self-portraits but known for other pieces of her artwork as well. Her full name was Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon. Frida was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico, and considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists. Her father was born in Germany and a descendant of a long line of German Lutherans. Frida and her father changed their names to take after a Mexican heritage rather than their German descendants. Frida’s mother was a catholic and a spanish descendant who was unhappy throughout her marriage. Despite Frida’s parents unhappiness, they had four daughters together with Frida being the third child. Growing up in a family of all girl siblings, Frida …show more content…
She was talented, smart, and people looked at her with awe. Frida was considered one of the most desirable women of her day. During 1937 Frida started to paint more frequently and produced her greatest work during this period. Her painting “My Grandparents, My Parents and I" along with three others were admitted into a group exhibition at the Galleria de Arte at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. While her work was on display, a New York gallery owner became interested in Frida’s paintings. This set ground for Frida to become independent in her own work, instead of being known as “Diego’s wife”. Frida traveled often and moved around multiple times over the years. Devastated from losing a dear friend, Frida moved back to Mexico and tried to save her and Diego’s relationship. The couple's marriage was so far gone, in 1939 Diego asked for a divorce. Angered by the divorce, Frida turned to painting express her feelings and emotions. She painted one of her most famous paintings “Las Dos Fridas”. The painting symbolized one Frida being rejected by Diego and the other Frida as the one he
Frida Kahlo was a twentieth-century woman artist. She was most famous for her self-portraits but known for other pieces of her artwork as well. Her full name was Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon. Frida was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico, and considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists. Her father was born in Germany and a descendant of a long line of German Lutherans. Frida and her father changed their names to take after a Mexican heritage rather than their German descendants. Frida’s mother was a catholic and a spanish descendant who was unhappy throughout her marriage. Despite Frida’s parents unhappiness, they had four daughters together with Frida being the third child. Growing up in a family of all girl siblings, Frida …show more content…
She was talented, smart, and people looked at her with awe. Frida was considered one of the most desirable women of her day. During 1937 Frida started to paint more frequently and produced her greatest work during this period. Her painting “My Grandparents, My Parents and I" along with three others were admitted into a group exhibition at the Galleria de Arte at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. While her work was on display, a New York gallery owner became interested in Frida’s paintings. This set ground for Frida to become independent in her own work, instead of being known as “Diego’s wife”. Frida traveled often and moved around multiple times over the years. Devastated from losing a dear friend, Frida moved back to Mexico and tried to save her and Diego’s relationship. The couple's marriage was so far gone, in 1939 Diego asked for a divorce. Angered by the divorce, Frida turned to painting express her feelings and emotions. She painted one of her most famous paintings “Las Dos Fridas”. The painting symbolized one Frida being rejected by Diego and the other Frida as the one he