Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter born on July 6 1907. On September 17 1925 she was involved in a tram accident and had serious injuries such as a broken spinal column, a broken collarbone, eleven fractures in her right leg, a broken pelvis, a crushed and dislocated right foot, a dislocated shoulder, broken ribs and a handrail pierced her abdomen and her uterus which left her unable to have children. Frida was in a full body cast for 3 months and during that time learnt to paint with her mouth and when she was able she started using her hands. The accident made her have relapses of extreme pain and sometimes had to go to hospital or was bedridden for months at a time which is where Frida did most of her paintings.
In 1929 she married Diego Rivera who was also a painter. Their marriage was often troubled and they both had affairs including Diego having an affair with Frida's younger sister Cristina. They divorced in November 1939 and remarried in December 1940.
Frida died on July 13 1954 just after she turned 47 due to pulmonary embolism, her right leg was already amputated to the knee from gangrene and she had been very ill the previous year. Frida left a note a few days before her death that read: "I hope the exit is joyful and i hope never to return-Frida." Her ashes is on display in her former home which is now a museum of her artworks and artifacts from her personal life.