1907
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1954
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her deeply personal, surreal, and symbolic self-portraits. After surviving a traumatic bus accident that left her with lifelong injuries, she turned to painting as both expression and therapy. Her work—such as The Two Fridas and Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird—blends Mexican folk art, surrealism, and themes of pain, identity, and resilience. Married to muralist Diego Rivera, Kahlo also engaged with politics and feminism. Though underrecognized during her lifetime, she has become a global icon for her unapologetic exploration of self, culture, and the female experience.
