1. PowerPoint to accompany lessons on
Frida Kahlo for LGBT History Month 2019
Version 3
This PowerPoint is designed to accompany Stonewall’s Frida Kahlo lesson plans, to help schools celebrate LGBT History Month through art.
Feel free to add symbols to support your students’ understanding.
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2. Frida Kahlo Objectives To explain an opinion
To paint a self portrait in the style of Frida Kahlo

3. Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo was born in Mexico in Her mum was Mexican and her dad was German. She had 2 sisters.
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4. Frida Kahlo
Where was Frida Kahlo born?
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5. Frida was ill When Frida was 6, she caught Polio.
Polio is an illness that effects a person’s ability to walk.
This illness affected one of Frida’s legs and meant that she walked with a limp.
Frida was bullied because of her limp.
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6. Frida was ill Why was Frida Kahlo bullied? LGBT History Month 20186

7. Growing up When she was growing up, Frida had lots of interests.
She liked art and politics, but she wanted to be a doctor.
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8. Growing up What job did Frida want to do? LGBT History Month 2018

9. The accident
There was a bus accident in 1925 and Frida was badly hurt. Lots of her bones were broken and Frida had to spend 3 months in bed.
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10. The accident What sort of accident was Frida in?
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11. Recovery
When she was recovering from her injuries Frida spent her time painting. She painted self portraits and paintings of her friends and family.
Frida had back pain for the rest of her life.
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12. Recovery Who did Frida paint? LGBT History Month 201812

13. An artist
Frida became an artist. She is famous for the way she painted with lots of bright colours. Most of her paintings were
self-portraits.
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14. An artist What sort of colours did Frida paint with?
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15. Married
In 1929 Frida Kahlo married a man called Diego Rivera. Diego was also an artist.
Frida and Diego moved to America and lived there for years. They lived in different parts of America because of Diego’s work.
They broke up for many months but got back together again.
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16. Married What was Frida’s husband called? LGBT History Month 201816

17. Famous Frida’s art started to get more popular.
Her work was in galleries in Mexico, America and France.
Frida made friends with lots of famous artists.
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18. Famous Where was Frida’s art shown? LGBT History Month 2018

19. Divorce
In 1939, Frida and Diego got divorced but they still stayed friends.
Frida Kahlo was bi. This means that she had girlfriends and boyfriends.
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20. Divorce Did Frida have girlfriends or boyfriends?
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21. Illness and
a wedding
Frida kept being ill and had to have lots of operations. She was finding it difficult to leave the house.
Frida and Diego Rivera decided to get married again. Diego looked after Frida.
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22. Illness and a wedding Who looked after Frida when she was ill?
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23. The 1940s
Even though she was ill, Frida continued to make lots of paintings.
In 1954 Frida was very ill. She died when she was only 47.
Frida Kahlo’s art is very popular because it gives people hope. Even though Frida had to struggle a lot, she managed to succeed.
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24. The 1940s What happened when Frida was 47? LGBT History Month 201824

25. The 1940s Do you like Frida’s paintings? LGBT History Month 201825