20 moments

1. Birth in Coyoacán

   1907-07-06 · Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico

   

   Kahlo was born in Coyoacán, then a village on the outskirts of Mexico City. The exact house is contested between La Casa Azul and her maternal grandmother's nearby home. The source records Coyoacán but notes disagreement over the exact birth house; coordinates represent central Coyoacán.

2. National Preparatory School student

   1922-01-01 · National Preparatory School, Mexico City, Mexico

   

   Kahlo entered the National Preparatory School, where she pursued natural sciences while intending to become a physician.

3. Bus and streetcar collision

   1925-09-17 · Mexico City, Mexico

   

   Kahlo was riding home from school when the bus she boarded collided with an electric streetcar, causing injuries that shaped the rest of her life and work. The source does not identify the precise collision site; coordinates represent Mexico City.

4. Residence in Cuernavaca

   1929-01-01 · Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

   Soon after her marriage, Kahlo moved with Rivera to Cuernavaca, where Rivera was working on murals at the Palace of Cortés. The source specifies late 1929 but not a month.

5. Marriage to Diego Rivera

   1929-08-21 · Coyoacán Town Hall, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico

   

   Kahlo married Diego Rivera in a civil ceremony at the town hall of Coyoacán.

6. Move to San Francisco

   1930-01-01 · San Francisco, California, United States

   Kahlo moved with Rivera to San Francisco during his mural commissions and spent approximately six months there developing her artistic practice. The move is dated only to late 1930.

7. Museum of Modern Art visit

   1931-01-01 · Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

   

   Kahlo traveled with Rivera to New York City for the opening of his Museum of Modern Art retrospective. The source identifies the season, but not a precise month.

8. Detroit residence and artistic work

   1932-04-01 · Detroit, Michigan, United States

   

   Kahlo went to Detroit with Rivera during his Detroit Institute of Arts mural commission. Her year there included major personal hardship and important paintings.

9. Return to New York for Rockefeller Center work

   1933-03-01 · Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

   Kahlo returned to New York with Rivera when he began work on a Rockefeller Center mural; she also gave interviews to the American press during this stay.

10. Residence in San Ángel

    1934-01-01 · Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, San Ángel, Mexico City, Mexico

    

    After returning from the United States, Kahlo and Rivera made their home in the purpose-built paired houses in San Ángel, a gathering place for artists and political activists. The source gives the return year but not a more precise move date.

11. Central Mexico City apartment

    1935-01-01 · Central Mexico City, Mexico

    After discovering Rivera's affair with her sister Cristina, Kahlo temporarily moved to an apartment in central Mexico City and considered divorce. The apartment's address is not provided; coordinates represent central Mexico City.

12. Return to San Ángel

    1935-01-01 · Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, San Ángel, Mexico City, Mexico

    

    Later in 1935, Kahlo reconciled with Rivera and Cristina and returned to the San Ángel residence. The source specifies only later in 1935.

13. First solo exhibition in New York

    1938-10-01 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

    

    Kahlo traveled alone to New York for her first solo exhibition, arranged through Julien Levy's Manhattan gallery. Coordinates represent the East 57th Street gallery area described in the source.

14. Paris exhibition trip

    1939-01-01 · Paris, France

    Kahlo traveled to Paris at André Breton's invitation to arrange an exhibition of her work, which ultimately opened at the Renou et Colle Gallery. Coordinates represent central Paris; the source does not provide a lodging address.

15. Return to La Casa Azul

    1939-01-01 · La Casa Azul, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico

    

    Following her separation from Rivera, Kahlo returned to La Casa Azul in Coyoacán, which became her residence from 1939 until her death. The source places this return after her 1939 Paris and New York trip; no precise month is supplied.

16. Return voyage to New York

    1939-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    After opening her Paris exhibition, Kahlo sailed back to New York before returning to Mexico City. The source establishes the 1939 sequence but gives no more precise arrival date.

17. Medical treatment in San Francisco

    1940-09-01 · San Francisco, California, United States

    Kahlo traveled to San Francisco for treatment of back pain and a fungal infection on her hand; she and Rivera reconciled during the visit. The preceding event is dated 21 August 1940, making the supported month September 1940.

18. Spinal operation in New York

    1945-06-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    Kahlo traveled to New York for a spinal operation involving a bone graft and steel support; the operation was unsuccessful. The specific hospital is not identified; coordinates represent New York City.

19. Hospital ABC treatment

    1950-01-01 · Hospital ABC, Mexico City, Mexico

    Kahlo spent most of 1950 in Hospital ABC in Mexico City for another bone-graft surgery on her spine and subsequent surgeries after infection. The source names the hospital but does not identify its historical campus; coordinates represent Mexico City.

20. Death in Mexico City

    1954-07-13 · Mexico City, Mexico

    

    Kahlo died at age 47 after a final period of severe illness. Her death was recorded in Mexico City. The source's biographical infobox identifies Mexico City as the place of death.