Know All About Mexican Artist Frida kahlo
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Frida Kahlo is a 20th-century famous artist. She is best known for her portraits & nature paintings.
She was born on 6th July 1907, in Calderón Mexico City.
She widely worked on themes such as identity, the human body, death & nature.
She was diagnosed with polio when she was six years old.
When she visited a hospital due to the bus accident injury, she literally got inspired to become a doctor.
After recovery, she came back to her childhood interest in drawing.
In 1938, André Breton (a surrealist artist) arranged her first solo show at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York.
In the late 1990s, she became a recognized figure in art history as well as being regarded as an icon for Chicanos, the feminist movement.
Let's see some of her famous art pieces.
The Two Fridas
Credit: Frida Kahlo
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Frieda and Diego Rivera
Credit: Frida Kahlo
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