Frida Kahlo This essay is a biography of Frida Kahlo and includes a brief analysis of a few of her paintings. Includes works cited.

<Tab/>Frida Kahlo was born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon on July 6, 1907, in her parents' house in Coyoacan, Mexico a suburb of Mexico City. She was born to Guillermo Kahlo and Matilde Calderon. Her father, Guillermo, was the son of Hungarian Jews from the German town of Baden-Baden. He emigrated to Mexico where he became a well known photographer. It was there he also married Frida's mother, Matilde, who was …

…a grand time doing so. She was loved by many everywhere she went and her charismatic and entertaining personality was just as captivating as her artwork. Works Cited: The life and times of Frida Kahlo on www.PBS.org Frida's biography on www.lasmujeres.com Frida's bio on www.artchive.com www.fridakahlo.com Heller, Nancy. Women Artists: An Illustrated History. New York: Abbeville, 1997 Chadwick, Whitney. Women, Art, and Society. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1990