Nickolas muray

A Brooklyn Museum exhibit presents a look at Kahlo's politics, embrace of indigenous culture and resilience in the face of health maladies.

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera with hat by Nickolas Muray, 1940

The Two Fridas, a painting by Frida Kahlo

As a young woman, becoming a painter was not a part of Frida's career goals. Her goal in life was to become a doctor but a tragic accident at age 18 changed the course of her life forever. Artist Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyocoán, Mexico City, Mexico. Considered one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo began painting after she was severely injured in a bus accident. Kahlo later became politically active and married fellow communist artist Diego Rivera in 1929. She…

As a young woman, becoming a painter was not a part of Frida's career goals. Her goal in life was to become a doctor but a tragic accident a...

I thought starting the first inspiration Monday of the new year with Frida Kahlo would be exceptional and extraordinary, strong and powerful, prolific and hopeful, just as she was - just as I wish this year to be. And even more. I have always admired Frida as a person who didn't let her broken body define her spirit. Instead, through her pain she rose to be a revolutionary artist who put up on a pedestal and worshiped the history of her country and her heritage. A woman who flaunted her…

Bi painter Kahlo’s photos displayed in new exhibit