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Frida was Born
Frida was born in Coyoacan, Mexico -
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Blue House
Frida was born, raised and died in the "Blue House" -
Polio
At the age of 6 she was diagnosed with polio. She was in the hospital for 9 months. This infection crippled her leg -
National Prepatory School
Started to attend the National Prepatory School in Mexico City. She was one of the few girls that when to this presitigious school.
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Bus Accident
Frida and her boyfriend get in to a horrible accident on a bus. She is impaled by a steel handrail. It went into her hip and came out the other side. She also had a broken pelvis and spinal fractures. -
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Recovery
During her recovery Frida starts to take painting really serious and starts to get invovled with communities friends again. -
Meets Diego Rivera
Meets Diego Rivera through some friends from the communitist groups and starts to build a relationship with him
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Marriage!
Diego and Frida have a civil marriage in Coyocan Mexico.
Her mother did not approve because Diego was 20 years older than Frida and a communist. -
San Francisco
Diego and Frida move to San Frnacisco. Diego is painting his murals and frida starts to display her art. -
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Frida is in and out of hospitals
During these years frida is sick or in hosiptals for many different reasons (miscarriages, cold, etc). (not sure on day and month) -
Moved to Detroit
In April Diego and Frida moved to Detroit because Diego was awarded a comission from Ford Motor Company. He painted a mural in the Detroit Insitute of Arts. -
2nd Miscarriage
Frida had her second miscarriage in the Henry Ford Hospital -
Frida's mother dies
Frida goes back to Mexico because her mother is ill. Her mother passes away on the 15th of September. She then returns to Detroit in October -
Surgery
Frida has to have a third abortion and has to have surgery on her leg. They have to cut off the ends of her toes. -
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Frida and Diego seperated
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Frida's art displayed
Frida's paintings are exhibited at the Galeria de Arte at the National Autonomous University in Mexico. Her 1st public showing in Mexico. -
Frida's exhibition in New York
First solo exhibition Julien Levy Gallery -
Exhibits painting is Paris
The louve bought her painting "The Frame ." Ist 20th century mexican painter to be in the Louve -
Diego and Frida Divorce
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Frida's father dies
Frida's father passes away and Frida goes through a depression. -
Prize
Frida recieve the National Prize of Arts and Science from the Ministry of Public Education for "moses" -
Still-Life paintings
Frida starts to make still-life paintings -
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First Solo Exhibition in Mexico
Frida has her first solo exhibition in Mexico at the Galeria de Arte Contemporaneo. Organized by Lola Alvarez Bravo. -
Passing away
After being seriously ill for a while Frida dies in the Blue House from pneumonia. -
The Blue House Opening!
The Blue house is turned into a Frida Kahlo Museum and opened to the public.
