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She turned to alcohol and drugs but still painted many autobiographical pieces, including her iconic self-portraits that captured her experiences.
Frida and Diego traveled a lot during their marriage, which was far from perfect. They collaborated on a few projects, but Frida often had to worry about making her voice and work known.
In 1938, when she was 31, Frida opened her first solo exhibition in NYC. The next year, she opened an exhibition in Paris as well. She became friends with famous artists, and her work was finally beginning to get the recognition it deserved.
In 1939, Frida and Diego divorced after dealing with infidelity on both sides. She then moved back to Mexico City to live at La Casa Azul, her family home, now the official Frida Kahlo Museum.
Over the following years, inspired by her rising success, Frida would create some of her most famous pieces of artwork, including The Two Fridas in 1939 and Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird in 1940. In addition, she opened more exhibitions in Mexico City, San Francisco, and New York.
Tragically, in the 1940s and early 1950s, Frida’s health continued to decline. She had to arrive at some of her exhibitions in a bed and eventually was in a state where she had one of her legs amputated and could no longer stand on her own.
Frida’s final public appearance was at a protest to overthrow the President of Guatemala. On July 13th,1954, she passed away at her home.
Frida Kahlo had to live through a tremendous amount of pain and agony in her life. Although she didn’t get to achieve everything she wanted in her life, her everlasting impact on the art world will continue to shape young artists.
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