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Frida Kahlo Research Paper

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Frida, Kahlo, the daughter of a Spanish and Mexican Indian mother and a German father, gained fame in Mexico and around the world for their vividly colored paintings. They have been called intense and bizarre, surrealist and realist. Kahlo contracted polio when she was six years old. Then at age eighteen, she was seriously hurt in a bus accident, eventually undergoing thirty-five operations. While recovering, Kahlo taught herself how to paint. Anyone who devotes their attention to the many self-portraits by Kahlo can see the enormous physical and psychic pain she endured. In addition to a distinct artistic style, Kahlo cultivated a striking personal style. For example, she favored Mexican Indian clothing over American and

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