<P> Frida Kahlo de Rivera ( Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈfɾiða ˈkalo ) ; born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón ; July 6 , 1907 -- July 13 , 1954 ) was a Mexican artist who painted many portraits , self - portraits , and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico . Inspired by the country 's popular culture , she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity , postcolonialism , gender , class , and race in Mexican society . Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy . In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement , which sought to define a Mexican identity , Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist . </P>
<P> Frida Kahlo de Rivera ( Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈfɾiða ˈkalo ) ; born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón ; July 6 , 1907 -- July 13 , 1954 ) was a Mexican artist who painted many portraits , self - portraits , and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico . Inspired by the country 's popular culture , she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity , postcolonialism , gender , class , and race in Mexican society . Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy . In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement , which sought to define a Mexican identity , Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist . </P>
artist frida kahlo is well known for her
artist frida kahlo is well known for her
self - portraits
self - portraits