Jan 5, 2026 · Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her uncompromising and brilliantly colored self-portraits that confront such themes as identity, the human body, and death. Some …

Sep 10, 2025 · In September 1925, when she was only 18, a violent collision changed her body and her destiny. The event is remembered not only for its tragedy but also for how it …

Mar 1, 2022 · After a trolley car collided with a bus carrying the 18-year-old Mexican artist, pain and resilience emerged as perennial themes in her work. When Frida Kahlo was 18 years old, …

Frida recounts what happened during the accident: "It's not true that you are aware of the crash, nor that you cry. I shed no tears. A man saw me bleeding tremendously, carried me, and laid...

Jan 23, 2023 · Few artists can claim a style as unique and recognizable as Frida Kahlo’s - but her life as an artist almost didn’t happen. Read and see how Frida Kahlo accident changed …

A terrible day in 1925 would leave a mark on the life of Frida Kahlo and impact her life from then on. An unfortunate series of events led her being involved in a bus accident which damaged …

Jun 17, 2020 · Kahlo never directly painted a depiction of the near-fatal bus accident, although she did create a sketch drawing of the incident.

Apr 9, 2025 · On September 17, 1925, at the age of 18, Frida Kahlo was involved in a catastrophic bus accident in Mexico City. The collision resulted in severe injuries: a broken …

On Sept. 17, 1925, Frida suffered an accident that would change her life. One year later, she sketched The Accident, in the style of traditional Mexican ex-voto paintings.

Jul 8, 2023 · At 18, while on the precipice of fulfilling her dream of becoming a doctor, Kahlo’s life took an unexpected turn. The bus accident she endured on September 17, 1925, forever …