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Happy Women's History Month!

Since it is International Women's Month, I would like to post about one of my female visual artists :the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). In my opinion, I think that Kahlo was the inventor of the selfie. Her paintings are as well known as her unibrow. Even though her paintings are categorized as being Surrealist, she did not see it that way. She did not paint dreams. She painted her own reality. I had so much trouble trying to pick a painting I want put on this post. So, I finally decided to post one of my favorites from her: Las Dos Fridas or The Two Fridas.
This painting was created in 1939 while her and Diego Rivera were divorcing. The clouds remind me of the pain was pain. The exposed heart of the Frida in the white dress looks like a broken heart. The second Frida depicts a Frida filled with life. I loved how this painting was depicted in 2002's Frida starring Selma Hayek. Check it out sometime. Anyway! Happy Women's History Month!                                                                                                                                                    
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Artist: Frida Kahlo
Artwork: Las Dos Fridas or The Two Fridas
Dimensions: 63.8 in x 68 in
Medium: Oil on canvas
Year: 1939

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