Frida Kahlo

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born

in Coyoacán, Mexico

July 06, 1907

died

July 13, 1954

gender

female

genre

Arts & Photography

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Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her works are self-portraits that symbolically express her own pain and sexuality.

In 1929 Kahlo married the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. They shared political views, and he encouraged her artistic endeavors. Although she has long been recognized as an important painter, public awareness of her work has become more widespread since the 1970. Her "Blue" house in Coyoacán, Mexico City is a museum, donated by Diego Rivera upon his death in 1957.

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	The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait by Frida Kahlo, Carlos Fuentes (Introduction), Sarah M. Lowe (Introduction) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 5,838 ratings — published 1995 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letters of Frida Kahlo: Cartas Apasionadas 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frida by Frida, 2nd Expanded Edition 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frida Kahlo 1907-1954: Pain and Passion (Basic Series) by Frida Kahlo, Andrea Kettenmann 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1994	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frida Kahlo: The Painter and Her Work by Frida Kahlo, Helga Prignitz-Poda 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Diario de Frida Kahlo 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escrituras 4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frida Kahlo par Frida Kahlo : Lettres 1922-1954 Frida Kahlo par Frida Kahlo : Lettres 1922-1954 by Frida Kahlo, Christilla Vasserot (Traduction) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jetzt, wo Du mich verlässt, liebe ich Dich mehr denn je : Briefe und andere Schriften 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dir Sende Ich Mein Ganzes Herz: Liebesbriefe 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it's true I'm here, and I'm just as strange as you.”
― Frida Kahlo

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“I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.”
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“Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”
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