Mexican artist Frida Kahlo made 143 paintings, 55 were self-portraits.

Frida Kahlo joined the Mexican Communist Party in 1927. She also had a brief affair with the exiled Soviet, Leon Trotsky and dedicated art to him.

Frida Kahlo’s painting The Wounded Deer is partly a self-portrait. But many believe that the deer was based on her pet deer, Granizo.

Frida Kahlo did not have the best health growing up, as she suffered from polio as a child and had a bus accident when she was 18. But it was that later accident that sparked her to pursue a career in art.

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was married to Diego Rivera from 1929 to 1939. Their marriage was troubled as both constantly had affairs of their own. Despite all this, they got married again. They still had similar troubles but she remained married to him until her death. She was also bi, so her affairs weren’t all…