frida kahlo a biographical powerpoint by: kelly binning

Frida Kahlo

A biographical PowerPoint by: Kelly Binning

Background Information Birth

Born in Coyoacán, Mexico Records state she was born in 1907 However, she claims to have been born in

1910 Death

Age 47 on July 13, 1954 She left her paintings, letters to her lovers and

friends, and interesting journal entries

Important Life Events She was born directly into the Mexican

Revolution and the overthrow of President Porfirio Diaz Her paintings reflected the revolutionary

movement She married Diego Rivera in 1929

But divorced him in 1939 Then remarried him in 1940

She was praised by Picasso in one of her paintings Her husband even cried tears of pride

Where Did She Live? She lived in Mexico City

Her home was called the La Casa Azul (The Blue House)

Parents Her father, Guillermo Kahlo was born Carl

Wilhelm Kahlo in Pforzheim, Germany Her mother, Matilde Calderón y Gonzalez, was

a devout Catholic of Amerindian and Spanish descent

What Was Happening in the World? The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)

Francisco Madero ran against Porfirio Diaz in hopes of becoming president

He was thrown in jail for becoming too popular He called for an uprising

World War II (1939-1945) Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb

Mount Everest (1953) They climbed 29,035 feet

Examples of Her Work

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