Frida & Diego (sb) PROJECT IN WORK

FRIDA'S BIRTH, Coyoacan, Mexico (near Mexico City)

Jul 6, 1907

b. Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon. She is the third of 4 daughters.(Photo by Guillermo Kahlo, June 15, 1919)

MEXICAN REVOLUTION - 1910-1920

1910

FRIDA - POLIO at age 6 - required 9 months therapy and recuperation, resulted in withered right leg.

1913

MEXICAN RENAISSANCE - 1920-1950

1920

Mexican Renaissance occurred following the Mexican Revolution. It resulted in many murals in public buildings and it honored the dignity of the working masses. Diego Rivera, along with Orozco and Siqueiros were considered the three great muralists. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-arthistory/chapter/the-mexican-renaissance/

FRIDA - EDUCATION Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. She was 1 of the 35 girls chosen out of 2000 applicants. Her goal was to study medicine.

1922

Many of her close friends at the school supported socialist ideas. Their early discussions formed foundation for her lifelong interest in communism. It was at this school where she first saw Diego Rivera working on the mural, "Creation" in the school's lecture hall.

FRIDA INFLUENCED by HER FATHER - He teaches her how to use a camera and how to develop, retouch and color photographs.

1924

FRIDA'S ACCIDENT at age 18 - Devastating accident that plagued her throughout her life/

Sep 17, 1925

Drawing by Frida Kahlo in 1926.

FRIDA'S 1st SELF-PORTRAIT - "Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress"

1926

Painted as a gift for her boyfriend.

POST-ACCIDENT PHOTO - Age 19

1926

Photo taken by father, Guillermo Kahlo. She sits to hide her withered right leg.

FRIDA INTRODUCED to DIEGO RIVERA at a party

1927

She later shows him some of her paintings and he tells her she has talent. Diego begins to court Frida.

FRIDA'S COMMUNIST CONNECTIONS 1927, 1928

1927

1927 - Frida joined the Young Communist League
1928 - Frida joined the Mexico Communist Party

MARRIAGE - FRIDA and DIEGO

Aug 21, 1929

Frida was 22 years old, Diego was 42 years old. It was a civil ceremony. Frida's mother is unhappy with the union, her father is less resistant.

FRIDA and DIEGO TRAVEL to UNITED STATES

Nov 10, 1930

They left Mexico for a trip to US, first stop being San Francisco. Diego had several commissions in the states. Frida created this painting in 1931. The ribbon above their heads says, "Here you see us, Frieda Kahlo, with my beloved husband, Diego Rivera. I painted these portraits in the beautiful city of San Francisco for our friend Albert Bender".

DR. LEO ELOESSER, Well-known San Francisco bone surgeon becomes her most trusted medical advisor for the rest of her life.

1931

This painting was created in 1931 and shows Dr. Eloesser's sailboat in background.

FRIDA'S RELATIONSHIP with PHOTOGRAPHER NICHOLAS MURAY

Jun 8, 1931

Frida and Diego returned to Mexico where Frida meets Hungarian photographer, Nicholas Muray and has an on/off love affair that lasts almost 10 years. This photo (1939) is among many photos of Frida taken by Muray.

DIEGO'S MOMA RETROSPECTIVE

Dec 22, 1931

Diego and Frida attend Diego's retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art. This painting was part of the exhibition, "Agrarian Leader Zapata."

DIEGO at DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS COMMISSION

Apr 21, 1932

Frida and Diego arrive in Detroit for the Ford Motor Company commission of mural at the DIA.

MISCARRIAGE AT DETROIT'S HENRY FORD HOSPITAL

Jul 4, 1932

Frida has miscarriage at the Henry Ford Hospital. This painting addresses her feelings and concerns.

edit ... ROCKEFELLER CENTER COMMISSION RESCINDED

May 9, 1933

Mural was destroyed 2/10/1934 edit ... find pic
p 165 HH
4 DAYS LATER General Motors cancel's Rivera's Chicago World's Fair commission.

edit SAN ANGEL HOME - MOVED INTO NEW HOME

Dec 20, 1933

FIND PICTURE - describe dual home p 179 HH

edit SEPARATION / CHRISTINA AFFAIR

Jul 1, 1934

edit ... find picof Christina and Diego
Frida moved out of house (summer - the timeline date is not accurate) moves to apartment?????

edit TROTSKY and WIFE at CASA AZUL

Jan 9, 1937

edit - find pic of trotsky and group
ASYLUM granted to be in mexico largely because of Rivera's intervention.DATE ON TIMELINE ... UNSURE

edit RELATIONSHIP with ANDRE BRETON

1938

edit find pic what the water gave me

edit FRIDA'S FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION - JULIEN LEVY GALLERY

Nov 1, 1938

IMPORTANT .. HER FIRST SOLO EXHIBIT AT JULIEN LEVY GALLERY
eDward g. robinson buys 4 paintings at 200 each
there exists a list ofthe asking prices and names of all paintings. find online and insert a link in this section