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Frida was born in Coyoacan, Mexico
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Frida was born, raised and died in the "Blue House"
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At the age of 6 she was diagnosed with polio. She was in the hospital for 9 months. This infection crippled her leg
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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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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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During her recovery Frida starts to take painting really serious and starts to get invovled with communities friends again.
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Meets Diego Rivera through some friends from the communitist groups and starts to build a relationship with him
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Diego and Frida have a civil marriage in Coyocan Mexico.
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Diego and Frida move to San Frnacisco. Diego is painting his murals and frida starts to display her art.
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During these years frida is sick or in hosiptals for many different reasons (miscarriages, cold, etc). (not sure on day and month)
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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.
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Frida had her second miscarriage in the Henry Ford Hospital
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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
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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's paintings are exhibited at the Galeria de Arte at the National Autonomous University in Mexico. Her 1st public showing in Mexico.
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First solo exhibition Julien Levy Gallery
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The louve bought her painting "The Frame ." Ist 20th century mexican painter to be in the Louve
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Frida's father passes away and Frida goes through a depression.
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Frida recieve the National Prize of Arts and Science from the Ministry of Public Education for "moses"
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Frida starts to make still-life paintings
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Frida has her first solo exhibition in Mexico at the Galeria de Arte Contemporaneo. Organized by Lola Alvarez Bravo.
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After being seriously ill for a while Frida dies in the Blue House from pneumonia.
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The Blue house is turned into a Frida Kahlo Museum and opened to the public.
