Frida Kahlo's Life
Considered Mexico’s greatest female artist, Frida Kahlo, born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico, was known worldwide for her self portraits. Frida’s life was no Disney movie, but she made the absolute best of it, as her paintings and story live on still to this day. She stands as an icon for young girls around the world to accomplish one's dreams no matter who or what tries to stop it. Through art, Frida shared her story, and I hope to give that story to you in the following pages.
At an early age, Frida had many rough patches in her life. From the time Frida was born until she was six, her life was the easiest it could be at that age. She grew up in “La Casa Azul” or “The Blue House.” At age six, Frida contracted polio which left her right leg thinner and more fragile than the left leg. It was discovered later in her life that Frida had been born with spina bifida; it had not come up until she was six. Despite the fact that Frida had polio, her father Guillermo encouraged her to play a numerous amount of sports: roller skating, soccer, …show more content…
In 1929, Kahlo and Diego Rivera married. Diego was 42 years old, 6’1”, and 300 pounds. Frida was 22, 5’3”, and only 98 pounds. Frida’s mother despised Diego because he was “too old and fat,” and even worse, “a communist and an atheist.” The two were still married, and Frida painted “Frida and Diego Rivera” to commemorate their marriage. Frida tried multiple times to have children, but due to her multiple injuries, she had only miscarriages. Frida painted “Henry Ford Hospital” to show all the pain she suffered throughout her multiple miscarriages. It depicts Kahlo lying on a hospital bed, nude, being surrounded by a fetus, a flower, a pelvis, a snail, a female torso, and a cruel looking machine “to explain the mechanical part of the whole business.” The miscarriages dominated Frida’s life for a long
At an early age, Frida had many rough patches in her life. From the time Frida was born until she was six, her life was the easiest it could be at that age. She grew up in “La Casa Azul” or “The Blue House.” At age six, Frida contracted polio which left her right leg thinner and more fragile than the left leg. It was discovered later in her life that Frida had been born with spina bifida; it had not come up until she was six. Despite the fact that Frida had polio, her father Guillermo encouraged her to play a numerous amount of sports: roller skating, soccer, …show more content…
In 1929, Kahlo and Diego Rivera married. Diego was 42 years old, 6’1”, and 300 pounds. Frida was 22, 5’3”, and only 98 pounds. Frida’s mother despised Diego because he was “too old and fat,” and even worse, “a communist and an atheist.” The two were still married, and Frida painted “Frida and Diego Rivera” to commemorate their marriage. Frida tried multiple times to have children, but due to her multiple injuries, she had only miscarriages. Frida painted “Henry Ford Hospital” to show all the pain she suffered throughout her multiple miscarriages. It depicts Kahlo lying on a hospital bed, nude, being surrounded by a fetus, a flower, a pelvis, a snail, a female torso, and a cruel looking machine “to explain the mechanical part of the whole business.” The miscarriages dominated Frida’s life for a long