What is a still life? Meet Frida Kahlo

A still life is a picture of objects that don’t move. Frida Kahlo was one of Frida Kahlo created still-life paintings that are Mexico’s greatest artists. filled with symbols of her beloved Mexico, like She grew up in a blue dragonfruit, marigolds, and Xolo dogs. house with her parents and sisters. As a teenager, she was in a bus accident and had to spend a lot of time in bed recovering. She used art to pass the time, and it became her life’s work! She painted animals, flowers, and more than 50 pictures of herself.

Illustrations by Carlyn Krall

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Still Life, 1951 © 2021 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Frida and Plants

Frida Kahlo’s art is filled with flowers, leaves, and fruits native to Mexico. She loved growing and painting flowers and plants in her garden and caring for all kinds of animals that lived there, including pet parrots and monkeys!