5 Frida Kahlo
Catarina Shaw
Frida Kahlo
- Her real name is Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón
- Born on July 6, 1907 in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Mexico
- National Preparatory School
- Painter
- Contracted polio at the age 6 and recovered by damaged her right leg and foot
- When she was recovering from polio she swam, played soccer, and wrestled
- Was in a serious bus crash at the age of 18
- She got into art while recovering from the bus crash
Works Citied
Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. <http://www.biography.com/people/frida-kahlo-9359496#studies-and-injury>.
"The Bride Frightened at Seeing Life Opened." - Frida Kahlo. Web. 30 Sept. 2014. <http://www.wikiart.org/en/frida-kahlo/the-bride-frightened-at-seeing-life-opened-1943>.
Frame & Oil Painting Direct From China." The Flower Basket Frida Kahlo China Wholesale Oil Painting Wholesale Picture Frame. Web. 03 Oct. 2014. <http://www.oilpainting-frame.com/picture/image-35619.htm>.