Early Life
Who encouraged her to play sports?
Her dad.
How did she begin drawing?
She would breathe onto the window pane and draw a door/ Used her imagination.
What did people think about Frida Kahlo when she was younger?
That she was an ugly girl.
People in the U.S. made fun of Frida's...
appearance
Frida Kahlo was born on
What is.. July 6, 1907
At 6 years old Kahlo suffered from this infectious viral disease.
What is Polio.
This was made for Frida so she could paint in bed.
Easel
Frida referenced her house as...
The Blue House
"La Casa Azul"
What year did she marry Diego Rivera?
1929
Her heritage is...
What is... Mexican Heritage.
In 1925 Kahlo was involved in this type of accident that left her seriously injured.
A bus/trolly accident.
What did Frida Kahlo start adding to her paintings?
Mexican art & History
How did Polio affect Frida?
It made her right leg thinner and shorter.
How would Frida call her most loyal students?
In 1943 Kahlo also became this...
A professor/ teacher
at La Esmeralda School
Kahlo underwent more than this many operations during her lifetime.
What is... 30 operations.
What was her specialty in painting and why?
Self-portraits/Painting herself
Because she would often times be by herself in bed.
Her parents were of what descent?
(Double points if you get both parents)
Her father; Hungarian/ Mother; Spanish and Indigenous
What did Kahlo's clothing trademark consist of?
Frida Kahlo began to wear the traditional dress of the Tehuana people of Mexico. It consisted of a flowered headdress, a loose blouse, gold jewelry, and a long ruffled skirt.
Art wasn't just for the wealthy, art is for....
Everyone!
What high school did she go to?
the National Preparatory School, the best high school in Mexico.
Although she denied this label, what type of art did she mainly do?
Surrealism
After Frida got married to Diego she traveled to...
Detroit and New York
Andre Breton
How were women expected to act back during Frida Kahlo's time?
Quiet and feminine