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The Frida Kahlo Test

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  • What was she a supporter of? Whose rights?
    Mexican peasants
  • What kinds of things did Frida paint?
    self portraits, still lifes, and portraits
  • Frida became more popular after her death. True or false?
    True
  • Why are her paintings unique?
    They combine dramatic colors and symbolism of Mexican culture with traditions from European art.
  • How old was Frida when she died?
    47
  • She completed 143 paintings. How many were self-portraits? What did her paintings explore?
    55 self-portraits and her paintings explored her identity.
  • Through surrealism, what two aspects of her life did she paint about the most?
    Her physical disabilities, her status as a woman and her marriage and politics
  • What happened to Frida when she was on her way home from school?
    She was in a bus accident that fractured her spine and pelvis.
  • What do the two Fridas represent?
    Past & Present / Individuality & Dependency
  • When did Frida die?
    1954
  • What city did she grow up in?
    Coyoacan
  • What did Frida Kahlo witness growing up? What struggles gripped the country?
    The Mexican Revolution gripped the country from 1910-1921.