Frida Kahlo.

Frida Kahlo was considered one of Mexico's greatest artists.

At the age of 15 years enrolled at the National Preparatory School. She was one of the few women students to attend the school.

Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress

While at school, Kahlo spent her time with  a group of political and intellectualy students. She became romantically involved with one of them. When they were traveling together on a bus, they unfortunately had an accident. As a consequence of that, Kahlo suffered several serious injuries.

After the accident, she began painting during her recovery and finished her first self-portrait the following year.

Henry Ford Hospital

In 1932, Kahlo incorporated more graphic and surrealistic elements in her work. In her painting, Henry Ford Hospital, a naked Kahlo appears on a hospital bed with several items: a fetus, a snail, a flower, a pelvis and others. As with her earlier self-portraits, the work was deeply personal, telling the story of her second miscarriage.

While she never considered herself a Surrealist, Kahlo befriended one of the primary figures in that artistic and literary movement, Andre Breton, in 1938. That same year, she had a major exhibition at a New York City gallery, selling half of the 25 paintings shown there.

In 1939, she went to live in Paris for a time where she exhibited some of her paintings and developed friendships such artists as Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso. During this time, she painted one of her most famous works, The Two Fridas. The paintings shows two versions of the artist sitting side by side, with both of their hearts exposed. These figures are believed to represent "unloved" and "loved" versions of Kahlo.

The two Fridas

After being diagnosed with gangrene in her right food, Kahlo spent nine months in the hospital . She continued to paint and support political causes despite having limited mobility. In 1953, Kahlo received her first solo exhibition in Mexico. She arrived by ambulance and remained in the event from the comfort of a four-poster bed set up in the gallery just for her.

After her 47th birthday, Kahlo died on July 13 at her beloved Blue House (the house were she was born).

Since her death, Kahlo's fame as an artist has only grown. Her beloved Blue House was opened as a museum. The feminist movement of the 1970s led to renewed interest in her life and work, as Kahlo was viewed by many as an icon of female creativity.

Here a video about a short biography of the artist.  Video

Webgraphy: http://www.biography.com/people/frida-kahlo-9359496