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Life and Death of Frida Kahlo

By Jbarreto

  • Birth of Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón

    Birth of Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón
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  • Contracted polio

    Contracted polio

  • Enrolls at the renowned National Preparatory School

    Enrolls at the renowned National Preparatory School
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  • Suffers a near-fatal bus crash that leaves her forever in pain

    Suffers a near-fatal bus crash that leaves her forever in pain
    Frida made a painting about the last thing she remembers before her bus crash

  • While recuperating Frida paints her first self-portrait.

    While recuperating Frida paints her first self-portrait.
    Frida's family home
    While recuperating her father gave her art supplies to help her cope with the pain.

  • Paints "Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress"

    Paints "Self-Portrait in a Velvet Dress"

  • Joins the Young Communist League

    Joins the Young Communist League
    Finally recovered from her accident, Frida tries to go back to her old friends.

  • Marries renowned muralist Diego Rivera

  • Frida and Diego Rivera move to the USA for three years

  • Painted Frieda and Diego

    Painted Frieda and Diego
    Painted during her stay in San Francisco

  • Return to the US for an art exhibition in New York City

  • Suffers her 2nd miscarriage which inspires the painting: "Henry Ford Hospital"

    Suffers her 2nd miscarriage which inspires the painting: "Henry Ford Hospital"
    This painting documents all aspects of her loss.

  • Frida unhappy in the United States paints "My Dress Hangs There"

    Frida unhappy in the United States paints "My Dress Hangs There"
    The painting reflects Frida's unhappiness with the United States and her desire to return to Mexico

  • Frida suffers a third miscarriage and Diego Rivera has an affair with Frida's sister. The couple separates.

    Frida suffers a third miscarriage and Diego Rivera has an affair with Frida's sister. The couple separates.
    Frida's Museum

  • A Few Small Nips

    A Few Small Nips
    Painting representing all the hurts she's suffered. Her husband's affair with her sister, her affair with the sculptor, her third miscarriage.

  • Help friends in exile

    Help friends in exile
    Kahlo and Rivera helped Leo Trotsky receive asylum in Mexico and even provided a home for Trotsky and his wife,

  • Presents her first solo art exhibition in New York.

    Presents her first solo art exhibition in New York.
    Presenting 25 paintings and selling half of them.

  • Kahlo divorces Rivera.

    Kahlo divorces Rivera.
    The Two Fridas represent two sides of Frida. One side with a broken heart and the other one with an intact heart.

  • Frida remarries Diego Rivera

    Frida remarries Diego Rivera
    The couple reunites but maintain separate lives.

  • Frida's work is presented in Boston in the "Modern Mexican Painter" exhibition

    Frida's work is presented in Boston in the "Modern Mexican Painter" exhibition
    Frida continues to gain popularity.

  • Work is included in the Museum of Modern Art

    Work is included in the Museum of Modern Art

  • Joins the faculty of Education Ministry's School of Painting and Sculpture

    Joins the faculty of Education Ministry's School of Painting and Sculpture
    Diego on my mind

  • Frida's health is declining.

    Frida's health is declining.

  • A friend takes a series of photograph.

    A friend takes a series of photograph.
    Dealing with health issuea and a lot of pain Frida paints what she sees and feels.

  • Frida receives the National Prize of Arts and Sciences

    Frida receives the National Prize of Arts and Sciences

  • Her work is exhibited at the Mexico City Gallery of Contemporary Art, the first exhibit of Frida's work to be held in Mexico.

  • Frida dies of a pulmonary embolism.

    Frida dies of a pulmonary embolism.