Kahlo has become better known outside Mexico in recent years, more so than her husband Diego Rivera, the muralist. She had polio when she was young and was bed-ridden. Drawing herself using a mirror above her bed was the genesis of her talent. A later accident with a tram left her paralysed for a while followed by a lengthy recovery. This turned her work into an introspective examination of her body and her psyche. The household for some while also included Leon Trotsky who later moved out and then assassinated in a house nearby.
https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/en/the-blue-house/
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