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How did Frida Kahlo die in 1954?
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Frida Kahlo
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo painting a portrait of Jean Wight in 1931; the work depicts the wife of artist Clifford Wight, who assisted Diego Rivera, Kahlo's husband, when he was painting a number of murals throughout the United States.
Frida Kahlo died on July 13, 1954, at her home, La Casa Azul, in Coyoacán, Mexico. The official cause of death was documented as a pulmonary embolism, which is a blood clot in the lungs.123
Because no autopsy was performed, some historians have questioned this official explanation. Given that Kahlo suffered from severe chronic pain, depression, and heavy medication use in her final years, some have speculated that she may have died from an accidental or intentional drug overdose. However, there is no definitive evidence to support this theory, and the pulmonary embolism remains the documented cause of death.3