Karla Jaramillo S.

Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón

● Was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyocoan,

Mexico City, Mexico.

● Was married to Diego Rivera and

● Is still admired as a feminist icon and

considered one of the Mexico's greatest
artist.

● She died on 13 July 1954 (aged 47)

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 Feminist icon
● Break stereotypes: beauty, sexuality, etc.

Chavela Vargas
● Fight towards equality.

● Taboo topics.

Henry Ford Hospital, 1932.

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 love dependency
● Infidelities and psychological abuse.

● Resignation: fear of losing him forever.

● She gave up her desires and values.

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

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 irreverence
● She stood out in a men's world.

Moisés, 1945. ● She had no limits or fears.

● Make feminine problems visible.

Unos cuantos piquetitos, 1935.

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strong woman
● Poliomyelitis (1913): trouble walking.

● Accident (1925): fracture of the spine,

pelvis, ribs and leg.

● She was bedridden, and began to paint.

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 frustrated dream
● Her biggest dream: being a mom.

● 3 abortions.

● Emotional disequilibrium.

Frida and abortion, 1932.

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 wink to tragedy
● Her life: her best work.

● Captured her tragedy in her paintings.

● Took the bad and turned it into art.

Frida, painting her torso.

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We all have a role model in our lives. For many people, is a singer or an artist. In
my case, it's Frida Kahlo, a woman who suffered a lot during her life.
However, despite everything, she knew how to take advantage of all her pain
and could flourish.

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 bibliography
● Antelo, F. (2013). Pain and the Paintbrush: The Life and Art of Frida Kahlo. [online] Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association.
Retivered 21 February 2020, from https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/pain-and-paintbrush-life-and-art-frida-kahlo/2013-05

● Campese, L. (2015). The Life, Art, and Mental Illness of Frida Kahlo | Talkspace. Retrieved 21 February 2020, from
https://www.talkspace.com/blog/the-life-art-and-mental-illness-of-frida-kahlo/

● Phillips, R. (2014). Artist Frida Kahlo Transcended Suffering through Art. Retrieved 21 February 2020, from
https://www.healing-power-of-art.org/frida-kahlo-created-art-that-transcended-her-suffering/

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