A framed painting by Frida Kahlo entitled "Portrait of a Woman in White".

Frida Kahlo de Rivera (July 6, 1907 to July 13, 1954; born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon) was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacan, and is perhaps best known for her self-portraits. Kahlo had a volatile marriage with the famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera. She suffered lifelong health problems, many of which derived from a traffic accident she experienced as a teenager. These issues are represented in her works, many of which are self-portraits of one sort or another. Kahlo suggested, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best." She also stated, "I was born a . I was born a painter."