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What did Frida Kahlo study at the National Preparatory School in Mexico City?
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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.
When Frida Kahlo entered the National Preparatory School in Mexico City in 1922, she did not enroll to study art; rather, she had a strong interest in science with the intention of eventually pursuing a career in medicine.1