Frida Kahlo 1907-1954

Frida was an artist who led an active, exciting and glamorous life alongside her husband, famed muralist Diego Rivera. She won recognition as a painter at a time when few women artists were taken seriously.
Frida began to paint while confined to bed, after a serious street car accident in which her spine, pelvis and foot were crushed and peirced by a metal handrail. She underwent over 30 operations and led the remainder of her life in physical pain.
Her relationship with Diego began with Art and led to marriage. He was not the most faithful husband.
Frida said, "I have suffered two grave accidents in my life, one in which a street car ran me over; the other accident is Diego."

Frida is most well known for her symbolic self-portriats and her enhanced unibrow.
She said, "I paint myself because I am so often alone. I am the subject I know best."

Diego Rivera 1886-1957