Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter known for her self-portraits who lived from 1907 to 1954; she was paralyzed at a young age from polio but continued painting despite several medical issues and injuries from a bus accident later in life; she married another famous painter, Diego Rivera, after initially meeting when she pranked him at her school, and their tumultuous relationship inspired many of her artworks exploring themes of identity, feminism, and disability.