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Line 1: + − 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. +
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[[Image:Frida_kahlo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)]]
'''Frida Kahlo''' (1907-1954) was a well known Mexican [[painter]], and was the third wife of famous painter [[Diego Rivera]]. Born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, [[Mexico]], she was the third of four daughters born to Guillermo Kahlo and Matilde Calderon y Gonzales.
'''Frida Kahlo''' (1907-1954) was a well known Mexican [[painter]], and was the third wife of famous painter [[Diego Rivera]]. Born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, [[Mexico]], she was the third of four daughters born to Guillermo Kahlo and Matilde Calderon y Gonzales.
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 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 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.