The expressive self- portraits of Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair Frida Kahlo Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 11" (40 x 27.9 cm). "I paint self portraits because I am the person I know best." - Frida Kahlo

Essential Question Can self-portraits tell us something about the artist (besides what the artist looked like)? Frida Kahlo Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940.

Frida was married to Diego Rivera who was a very famous Mexican painter. What do you think this painting communicates about their relationship? Hint--remember that Frida was also an artist Frida Kahlo Frida and Diego Rivera, 1931

Frida Kahlo was born in 1907 in Mexico. Her father was European and her mother was Mexican. This painting is called The Two Fridas. What symbols do you think she used to communicate her personality and cultural heritage in this painting? Hint—look at the background, and the costumes. Frida Kahlo The Two Fridas,1939 Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City

Frida and Diego often traveled to the United States for Diego’s painting commissions. What symbols do you think indicate differences of Mexican and American culture? Hint—Look at the objects that she painted. Frida Kahlo Self Portait on the Border Between Mexico and the United States, 1932

Who are You? What characteristics about yourself would you include in your self-portrait?