Early Life and Family Background Coyoacán, Mexico City, provides the setting for the birth of Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón on July 6, 1907. Her household is a convergence of different lineages. Her father, Guillermo Kahlo, works as a German-Mexican photographer. Her mother, Matilde, carries both Amerindian and Spanish descent. This domestic landscape shapes the early years of Frida Kahlo, a child whose physical reality begi…
Scroll through Frida Kahlo's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Frida Kahlo's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.