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On September 17, 1925, Frida was only 18 years old when the public transportation bus she was riding home from school in was involved in a major accident, causing very serious injury to her spine. She also had internal injuries to her shoulder and ribs, a fractured pelvis, and multiple shattered bones in her leg, and would suffer lifelong pain and problems from these injuries.  

On September 17, 1925, Frida was only 18 years old when the public transportation bus she was riding home from school in was involved in a major accident, causing very serious injury to her spine. She also had internal injuries to her shoulder and ribs, a fractured pelvis, and multiple shattered bones in her leg, and would suffer lifelong pain and problems from these injuries.  

After Frida left the hospital, she was forced to remain bedridden and mostly immobile at home while healing from the spinal and pelvic injuries, and began painting. Frida's paintings seemed of the [[surrealism|surrealistic]] style, but she called them realistic, and said she expressed her feelings through her paintings. Her first serious painting "Self Portrait in a Velvet Dress" (Autorretrato con Traje de Terciopelo) was completed in 1926. Many of her paintings are self portraits and still life scenes.

After Frida left the hospital, she was forced to remain bedridden and mostly immobile at home while healing from the spinal and pelvic injuries, and began painting. Frida's paintings seemed of the [[surrealism|surrealistic]] style, but she called them realistic, and said she expressed her feelings through her paintings. Her first serious painting "Self Portrait in a Velvet Dress" (Autorretrato con Traje de Terciopelo) was completed in 1926. Many of her paintings are self [[portraits]] and [[still life]] scenes.

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On August 21, 1929, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera wed, it was her first marriage, his third. She was 22 years old, he was 42. During their marriage the couple was unsuccessful in their attempts to have children, and their union ended in divorce.  

On August 21, 1929, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera wed, it was her first marriage, his third. She was 22 years old, he was 42. During their marriage the couple was unsuccessful in their attempts to have children, and their union ended in divorce.