Santiago Martínez Galicia p.L.C.

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10/05/22

Bricio González Miranda

CICLO: AGO 2021 - JUN 2022 ASIGNATURA: English
Nombre del docente: Bricio González Miranda
COLEGIO HIGHLANDS
Nombre del alumno Santiago Martínez Galicia p.L.C. Grupo: 2°do de Prepa
DE MONTERREY
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The blue house

The museum Frida Kahlo, also known as the blue house, it’s the place where the artist born and
died. In this beautiful residence, the artist lived most of her life, initially with her family and years
later, with Diego Rivera. And this is a beautiful museum that you can visit in the CDMX. In this
part, I will tell the story behind this house and why is this important.

To start, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is one of modern art’s most popular figures. Today, the artist’s
many admires can get a glimpse of her life through her introspective art and revealing artifacts.
While these treasured objects can be found in many major museums around the world, they are
most at home in La Casa Azul, Frida Kahlo’s famous “blue house”

As Kahlo’s birthplace, childhood residence, and place of death, La Casa Azul played a prominent
role in the artist’s life. Today, it is known as the Frida Kahlo Museum. This is now an institution
that proudly “preserves the personal objects that reveal the private universe of Latin American’s
most celebrated woman artist”

It’s also relevant to know how the blue house played a big role in Frida’s life, so, I will talk about
that. In 1904, Frida Kahlo’s father, Guillermo, built La Casa Azul in the colorful Colonia del
Carmen district of Coyoacán in Mexico City. The building featured a French-inspired design when
Frida’s mother, Matilde, gave birth to her in 1907. In this house, Frida was born and lived there
most of her childhood due to a series of health problems. At the age of six, she contracted polio and
spent nine months in bed. When she was 18, she was involved in a streetcar accident that left her
with a broken spinal column and other major injuries. In all that time, bored and bedridden, Kahlo
began painting. She even had a mirror installed in the ceiling of her bedroom so she could create
self-portraits.
CICLO: AGO 2021 - JUN 2022 ASIGNATURA: English
Nombre del docente: Bricio González Miranda
COLEGIO HIGHLANDS
Nombre del alumno Santiago Martínez Galicia p.L.C. Grupo: 2°do de Prepa
DE MONTERREY
CENTRO VOCACIONAL
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As we know, got married with the painter Diego Rivera in 1931 and she moved out with him.
However, she returned to the family home following their divorce eight years later. When she
returned, she made some of her most known paintings, like: The two Fridas and Self-Portrait with
Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.

The following year, Kahlo and Rivera reconciled and remarried. Right before her father’s death,
they moved into the “blue house” and redecorated it. They lived in the house for the remainder of
Kahlo’s short life. In 1950, she was once again housebound due to her lifelong ailments. She died
four years later in 1954.

And this is the story behind this beautiful house, you can find it in Londres 247, Del Carmen,
Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, so take some time to visit this beautiful museum full
of great pieces, like paintings, the tools she used for, etc. It’s something you can’t miss!

Pictures
CICLO: AGO 2021 - JUN 2022 ASIGNATURA: English
Nombre del docente: Bricio González Miranda
COLEGIO HIGHLANDS
Nombre del alumno Santiago Martínez Galicia p.L.C. Grupo: 2°do de Prepa
DE MONTERREY
CENTRO VOCACIONAL
LEGIONARIOS DE CRISTO
Preparatoria
CICLO: AGO 2021 - JUN 2022 ASIGNATURA: English
Nombre del docente: Bricio González Miranda
COLEGIO HIGHLANDS
Nombre del alumno Santiago Martínez Galicia p.L.C. Grupo: 2°do de Prepa
DE MONTERREY
CENTRO VOCACIONAL
LEGIONARIOS DE CRISTO
Preparatoria

Bibliography’s

The Blue House – frida kahlo museum. Museo Frida Kahlo. (2016, June 21). Retrieved May
10, 2022, from https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/en/the-blue-house/

Abdou, K. R. (2018, September 2). How la casa Azul (Frida Kahlo's "Blue house") became
the Frida Kahlo museum. My modern met. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from
https://mymodernmet.com/frida-kahlo-museum-blue-house/