The Life of Frida - ESOL Level 4

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Frida Kahlo was an important Mexican artist who was born, lived and died in Mexico City, the Mexican capital, in a house painted in bright and intense colors. The house is called La Casa Azul in Spanish, which means the Blue House in English. Today her home is a museum visited by millions of admirers every year.

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Her mother was a meztiza Mexican womanof indigenous (or native) and Spanish ancestry - and her father was a Mexican nationalized German immigrant. Frida had three sisters. She was born on July 6, 1907.

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Matilde Calderón, her mother, was born in Mexico. She was of mixed race, that is to say, a Mexican of indigenous-Spanish ancestry. Her native ancestry was Zapoteca, a native group of the Oaxacan region. The women of this culture are called the Tehuanas. The Tehuanas wear very distinct, traditional clothing, as you can see in this photo of Matilde's class in 1890.

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Tehuana clothing as a symbol of her culture and her identity as a mixed-race Mexican woman. This statue is an example of indigenous art from Oaxaca, her mother's home state.

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name to the Spanish equivalent: Guillermo, which means William in English.

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was photography. He took a lot of pictures of Frida.

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Frida's parents, Matilde and Guillermo, had two other daughters, Frida's older sisters, Matilde (born 1899) and Adriana (born 1902). In 1904. Three years before Frida's birth, the family moved downtown to Mexico City, to Casa Azul - 247 London Street.

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in 1907. Her younger sister, Cristina, was born in 1908. Cristina was still Frida's friend.

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Frida contracted polio, a very serious illness, in 1913 when she was 6 years old. One of her legs was damaged by polio. Frida had a lot of operations and wore a brace around her leg. She had to stay in bed for nine months. To regain strength, her father pushed her to practice various sports, such as football and boxing. These sports were not common for girls in Mexican society in 1913.

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On September 17, 1925, when she was 17 years old, Frida suffered a serious accident while traveling by bus to return home from school. The bus was completely destroyed in the accident. Some passengers died, and many people suffered serious injuries, such as Frida. Her spine, collarbone, right leg, and right foot were fractured. Frida had multiple surgeries (at least 32) to repair the injuries she suffered in this horrific accident. Here is a drawing of the accident that Frida illustrated in her diary.

Frida started making art after the bus crash. She never went back to school. She dedicated herself to Communist art and politics.

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Frida got to know Diego Rivera, an artist, and Communist Party activist, while he was painting a mural at Frida's school. Diego was a muralist, which means he painted murals (paintings on the walls). Here is a mural by Diego titled "La Historia de México" (The History of Mexico) at the National Palace in Mexico City.

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Here is Diego's mural titled "Creación" at the Frida's school, the National Preparatory School of the City of Mexico. This is the mural that Diego was painting when Frida met him.

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Frida and Diego got married in 1929. Frida was 22 years old and Diego was 43. Their relationship was intense and it was not considered a typical marriage - they were passionate but they had many adventures with other people.Frida and Diego divorced in 1939, and remarried in 1940.

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Frida and Diego lived in Casa Azul. Frida used a wheelchair because the polio and the bus accident left her with mobility problems and a lot of pain in her legs and feet for the rest of her life.

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Frida painted a lot of self-portraits, or portraits of oneself. Through her art, she has explored questions of her identity as a Mexican, meztizo woman. In her selfportraits, she often wore traditional clothes and used bright colors. They say Frida is the selfie mother because she loved painting herself so much in her self-portraits.

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Her paintings are very symbolic. For example, in this self-portrait, Raíces ("Roots" in English), we see Frida with roots coming from her body. The roots are a symbol of the tragedies that Frida suffered during her life.

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and the other wears a traditional Mexicanstyle dress. It is interesting to note that the heart of the Frida with the European dress is not complete, but the heart of the Frida with the Mexican dress is complete.

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portrait, she painted herself with parrots.

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Frida had a lot of animals in Casa Azul. Here is a picture of Frida with two pigeons. In the cabinet, you can see statues from different indigenous Mexican cultures. Frida and Diego collected traditional Mexican art, and they had a large collection in their home.

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Frida spent a lot of time alone in the house, with her animals. She suffered a lot from the injuries that she had from polio and the accident on the bus.

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dogs are a breed of Mexican dog, sacred to the Aztecs. Her dog was named Señor Xólotl. Xólotl is the name of an important and powerful Aztec god.

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house too. Here is Frida in Casa Azul with a curious monkey.

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In this self portrait, we see Frida and her Xoloitzcuintle dog, Sr. Xólotl.

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is Frida in Casa Azul with a fawn.

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important to Frida. In this very symbolic self-portrait, Frida painted herself in the form of a doe wounded by nine arrows.

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Frida spent a lot of time alone in the hospital, and she wore orthopedic corsets. She painted on corsets in the hospital bed and in her bed at home.

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distinct dress of the Tehuana.

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embroidered in very bright colors.

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clothes on display at Casa Azul. Frida collected traditional clothes and she had an impressive collection.

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and the Soviet Union, which is Russia today. She was very interested in the thoughts of Leon Trotsky, an influential Russian Communist.

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Frida and Diego invited Trotsky and his wife to come and live at Casa Azul. Frida and León were in a relationship while he lived with her at Casa Azul.

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Frida died on July 13, 1954. She was only 47 years old. At her funeral, her chest was covered with flowers and the communist symbol, the hammer and sickle.

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Frida Kahlo is an influential artist who has inspired many modern artists, especially artists from the LGBTQ + community. For example, Camila Fontenele de Miranda, an artist from Brazil was influenced by Frida's art and her passion.

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Frida Kahlo has also inspired

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Today, you can visit Casa Azul and see Frida's studio, her art collections, her clothes and many of her paintings. The Frida Kahlo Museum is a very popular tourist site in Mexico City.

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