IMPORTANT WOMEN IN HISTORY

OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN ART Today we're introducing you to one of the most representative women in art.  Her name is Frida Kahlo.  Frida is a Mexican painter, born on July 6, 1907 and who died on July 13, 1954. Throughout her life, she suffered from physical pain as she contracted polio and had a car accident. As a consequence, most of her paintings were done while lying in bed and they recreate the pain she had to deal with, not just physical but also emotional. "THE BROKEN COLUMN" This was painted after the car accident and the spinal surgery she needed in account of that. As with many of her self-portraits, pain and suffering is the focus of the work Not only was she a painter, but also an icon of feminism and freedom.  Back in the  20th century, she made public her bisexuality being one of the first to do so . She also defied the female beauty standards and gender stereotypes , as she painted herself with bushy eyebrows, armpits and moustache. "