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Frida Kahlo

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Frida Kahlo

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Frieda Kahlo was a Mexican female painter, social activist, and former member of the Mexican Communist Party. She was famous for her self-portraits. Many of her paintings were influenced by Mexican nature, culture, and personal experiences, expressing her profound exploration of personal identity, pain, and the meaning of life. Her real name is Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón, and she was born in the Coyoacán neighborhood in southern Mexico City. His father is a German-Jewish painter and photographer, and his family comes from Oradea, Romania (a Hungarian territory before World War I) and Baden-Württemberg Bampforzheim, Germany. Frieda's husband is the famous Mexican painter Diego Rivera.

Category
Artists
Nationality
Mexico
Born
1907-07-06
Died
1954-07-13
Wikidata
Q5588
Occupations painterartist
Aliases De Rivera KahloFrida KahloFrida Kahlo CalderonFrida Kahlo De RiveraFrida KhaloFrida RiveraFrida Rivera-KahloMagdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo CalderonMagdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo CalderónMagdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y CalderonMagdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y CalderonMrs. Diego RiveraCarloFrida KahloFridaFrida KahloFrida KahloFrieda Kahlo

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