Both artists, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, were able to paint meaningful portraits or murals based off of their life. These two, who were once married, faced many different obstacles throughout their life and it only made their future better. Not only was it their past that made them better but their parents as well.
Frida Kahlo, who died at the age of 47, lived an eventful life. She was born on July 6th, 1907, with her parents, Guillermo Kahlo and Matilde Calderon y Gonzalez also faced difficulties. Guillermo Kahlo, who was originally named “Wilhelm Kahl”, changed his German name to sound more spanish. He is a Jew of Hungarian-German origin and sails from Germany to Mexico. He later finds employment at a jewelry store in Mexico City. Later …show more content…
In 1930, the couple left for San Francisco and one year later, for New York and Detroit. Until that time, Kahlo was simply known as Rivera’s fascinating wife and was not yet respected as an inspiring artist. This would change in 1932, when Kahlo experienced a devastating miscarriage. While she was recovering, Kahlo, known for her very personal and intimate style, painted a self-portrait entitled ‘Miscarriage in Detroit’. This was to be the first of her startling self-portraits that would rocket Kahlo to stardom in the artistic world.
Diego and Frida had a bumpy marriage and they wound up getting a divorce. During this time, Frida came out about being bisexual and experimenting with both girls and boy, On both behalves, they had affairs outside of the marriage, but later remarried in 1939. Even once they married each other again, their relationship still had problems.
Later on in life Frida dies at the age of 47 with dispute over how she died. An autopsy was never completed on Frida but many thought that it was a drug overdose, some say it was a blood clot in the lungs. Diego Rivera died at the age of 71 because of a congestive heart failure. Both artists died legends whether it was a good reputation or a
Frida Kahlo, who died at the age of 47, lived an eventful life. She was born on July 6th, 1907, with her parents, Guillermo Kahlo and Matilde Calderon y Gonzalez also faced difficulties. Guillermo Kahlo, who was originally named “Wilhelm Kahl”, changed his German name to sound more spanish. He is a Jew of Hungarian-German origin and sails from Germany to Mexico. He later finds employment at a jewelry store in Mexico City. Later …show more content…
In 1930, the couple left for San Francisco and one year later, for New York and Detroit. Until that time, Kahlo was simply known as Rivera’s fascinating wife and was not yet respected as an inspiring artist. This would change in 1932, when Kahlo experienced a devastating miscarriage. While she was recovering, Kahlo, known for her very personal and intimate style, painted a self-portrait entitled ‘Miscarriage in Detroit’. This was to be the first of her startling self-portraits that would rocket Kahlo to stardom in the artistic world.
Diego and Frida had a bumpy marriage and they wound up getting a divorce. During this time, Frida came out about being bisexual and experimenting with both girls and boy, On both behalves, they had affairs outside of the marriage, but later remarried in 1939. Even once they married each other again, their relationship still had problems.
Later on in life Frida dies at the age of 47 with dispute over how she died. An autopsy was never completed on Frida but many thought that it was a drug overdose, some say it was a blood clot in the lungs. Diego Rivera died at the age of 71 because of a congestive heart failure. Both artists died legends whether it was a good reputation or a