When Frida was 17 she got into a terrible car crash. Her right leg, which years previously had been infected with polio was broken in 11 places, while she was riding a bus into Mexico City (Kahlo and Lowe, Frida Kahlo). During the accident, a steel rod penetrated her pelvis through her uterus that also broke her spine. Although she should have died in that accident she went through varies treatment to learn how to walk again and gain muscle control (Berne). Frida paintings formed somewhat of a visual diary and gave the observer a view into her reality. Many of her portraits like The Broken Column were self-portraits, when asked why she responded, “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best (Kahlo
