Photo archive
Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter; lived 1907–1954.
Revolution & Modern Icons
Based on surviving lifetime photographs
Polishing the portrait...
Mexican painter known for self-portraiture and symbolic autobiography.
Life and work
Kahlo turned pain, identity, politics, and Mexican visual culture into a powerful body of paintings. Her life and work became central to modern art memory.
Why it matters
Photographs and self-portraits together make her face one of the best documented in the archive.
Visual source note
Based on surviving lifetime photographs
Image basis: Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits.
Sourcesshow
Harry Ransom Center, Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
strong appearance evidence / self-portrait
Open sourcefridakahlo.org, Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
self-portrait visual description
Open source