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.