Frida Kahlo

(born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón; July 6, 1907 –  July 13, 1954) A Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, post-colonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist.