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Born in 1907 in Mexico City to German photographer father and Amerindian mother. Contracted polio at age 6, causing severe leg weakness. Attended National Preparatory School in 1922, where she met Diego Rivera. Suffered serious bus accident in 1922, requiring full-body cast
'Acts of Creation' explores motherhood through art and media at Arnolfini, Bristol. 'From the other side' examines horror through feminist and queer perspectives at ACCA. Frida Kahlo's retrospective at Grand Palais Immersive features 360-degree projections. 'Inside Other Spaces' reconstructs 11 pioneering women artists' 1956-1976 works. Nan Goldin's retrospective at Neue Nationalgalerie explores 1970s-1980s photography
Painted in 1944 after Kahlo's 18-year-old traffic accident. Currently housed at Museo Dolores Olmedo in Mexico City. Painting depicts Kahlo's body after spinal surgery
Painting depicts Kahlo's 1932 delivery of dead male fetus at Henry Ford Hospital. Kahlo was 24 years old during pregnancy in summer 1932. She had complicated medical history including pelvic injury and post-polio symptoms
Born in 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico, to a wealthy Jewish family. Started drawing at age three, encouraged by his parents. Studied in Europe from 1907, including Madrid and Paris