International Women’s Day

We’re celebrating International Women’s Day with this colourful mural in Mexico City depicting the influential artist and feminist icon, Frida Kahlo. Known for her distinctive self-portraits, Kahlo defied gender stereotypes and used her paintings to explore themes of pain, her Mexican identity and the female experience. Born in 1907, she survived polio at the age of six and had dreamed of becoming a doctor until a bus accident at 18 left her with severe leg and spinal injuries. She began painting as she recovered, after her parents had a special easel made and installed a mirror above her bed. It put her on a new path that would eventually see her celebrated as one of Mexico’s greatest artists.
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