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Frida Kahlo: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Frida Kahlo de Rivera • Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón
Born July 6, 1907 • Mexico
Died July 13, 1954 (aged 47) • Mexico
Notable Works “Frieda and Diego Rivera” • “Henry Ford Hospital” • “My Birth”
Movement / Style Surrealism
Notable Family Members spouse Diego Rivera

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