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LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: Frida Kahlo

This guide gives resources and background information on LGBTQ+ Pride Month, celebrated in June.

Overview

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Achievements

  • Became the first Hispanic woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp in 2001
  • Inducted into the Legacy Walk in 2012 in Chicago; the Legacy Walk is an outdoor display honoring LGBTQ history and people.

Video/Audio

The famous artist Frida Kahlo documentary: Frida Kahlo was an amazing artist. Her work explores issues that affected herself with honesty and integrity, which is why her paintings are held in such high regard. She was born in Coyoacan, Mexico City in 1907. Frida Kahlo contracted polio when a toddler and was involved in a major traffic accident when in her teens. Both events had a profound effect on her life and work . Her paintings often explore the consequences of these events. Frida married the artist Diego Rivera, twice, and had a turbulent relationship with him. The video explores her whole life and the paintings that she produced. No other artist has explored their own feelings and emotions with such honesty and frankness as Frida Kahlo. (16:36 min.)

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