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Kahlo contracted polio at six, which left her right leg thinner than the left, which Kahlo disguised by wearing long, colorful skirts. It has been conjectured that she also suffered from spina bifida, a congenital disease that could have affected both spinal and leg development. On September 17, 1925, Kahlo was riding in a bus when the vehicle collided with a trolley car. She suffered serious injuries in the accident, including a broken spinal column, a broken collarbone, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, eleven fractures in her right leg, a crushed and dislocated right foot, and a dislocated shoulder. An iron handrail pierced her abdomen and her uterus, which seriously damaged her reproductive ability. (Wikipedia)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 6y agoFrida Kahlo caught it when she was six years old. It is not known how she caught the disease.
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∙ 14y agoYes, she did.
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∙ 13y agoShe was six.
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Frida got Polio as a kid in 4th grade
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The Mexican Frida Kahlo Museum is located in what special building?
Frida's Old House
How many times was Frida Kahlo with Diego Rivera?
He was 21 years older. How, so when Frida married Diego she was 22 years old, so he has to be 43 years old?
How long were Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo married?
17 or 18.
What inspired Frida Kahlo?
After Frida's accident when she was paralyzed, her mother brought her a lap easel. Frida also had a mirror across the room from her, this sparked off her self-portrait work. Along with self portraits she also painted her husband Diego Rivera and animals. She moved to America after a while however she always felt torn between her Mexican heritage and her life in America. She painted herself with her heart torn out a few times which leads to think that she was forced to move to America and she would much rather be back in Mexico. Frida Painted a few self-portraits of herself with terrifying things happening to her like her skin ripped apart showing her broken spinal column along with nails stabbing into her naked, fragile body. So in conclusion i feel that life and herself was the inspiration of her work.
How many siblings did Diego rivera have?
He married his first wife, Guadalupe Marín, in June 1922, with whom he had two daughters. Before that he had two "illegitimate" children. One son who only lived to be two years old, and one daughter in 1918. In his marriage to Frida Kahlo no children were born alive.
How old was Frida Kahlo when she got married?
She was 22.
How old is Frida Kahlo?
Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 and died on July 13, 1954. Frida Kahlo would have been 47 years old at the time of death or 108 years old today.
The Mexican Frida Kahlo Museum is located in what special building?
Frida's Old House
How many times was Frida Kahlo with Diego Rivera?
He was 21 years older. How, so when Frida married Diego she was 22 years old, so he has to be 43 years old?
How old was Florence Seibert when she got polio?
At the age of three she contracted polio
How long were Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo married?
17 or 18.
How old is the oldest living polio survivor today?
My dad turned 100 yrs old Jan. 8, 2013. He got polio when he was 4 yrs. old.
How old was Wilma Rudolph when she was diagnosed with polio?
Wilma Rudolph was 4 years of age when she go Polio
Why did Wilma Rudolph have to wear a brace?
She had polio in her left foot. Polio was a crippling disease that had no cure.
What was the problem with cn janaki's legs?
When janaji was just 2 years old she got the dieseas called polio
How old is Frida Hallgren?
Frida Hallgren is 36 years old (birthdate: December 16, 1974).
How old is Guillermo Kahlo?
Guillermo Kahlo was born on October 26, 1871 and died on April 14, 1941. Guillermo Kahlo would have been 69 years old at the time of death or 143 years old today.
