Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist born in 1907 who is known for her many self-portraits, often including animals, as she loved animals like children due to being unable to have children of her own. She had polio as a child and survived a serious traffic accident, spending much time bedridden where she learned to paint self-portraits. She was married to the famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera but remained childless, finding companionship in animals instead.

1. Frida Kahlo: Self Portrait with an Animal Friend

2. Frida Kahlo was born in Mexico in 1907. As a child, Kahlo had suffered from
polio and then survived a serious streetcar accident. That was very difficult
for her. But she was very brave and used her time in bed in a cast to become
very good at self-portraits.

5. Frida Kahlo was married to a very famous artist in Mexico named Diego Rivera. He was known for
painting murals. They never had children. Some of Frida’s friends said that she loved animals as if
they were her own children. All in all Frida Kahlo painted close to 200 self-portraits. Many of
them with animals.