Frida Kahlo: by Daniel Martinez

Frida Kahlo is a mexican painter born in 1907. She began art early on in her life, which was largely uneventful up until a car crash at age 14. She suffered from many crippling health deficiencies, which left he bedridden for the next few years until age 19-20. During that time she painted many self portraits of herself. She depicted herself as she saw herself throughout her life and how she interpreted these events. At age 22 she married Diego Rivera, another famous mexican painter, who was 20 years older than her. She had a very up and down relationship with Rivera, leading to their ultimate separation. She made 200 paintings during her life, the subject usually being herself. Her portraits were later made world famous and are still recognized today.