¿ QuiÉn Es Frida Kahlo?

¿QUIÉN ES FRIDA KAHLO?

Who is Frida Kahlo?

OBJECTIVE: Students will explore the life and art of

the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. When completed with the “field trip,” students will demonstrate through written response and class discussion a knowledge and an understanding of Kahlo’s life and art.

Students will then demonstrate their abilities of using technology or other media to create a self-portrait (or poem) in the style of Frida Kahlo.

“FIELD TRIP” ACTIVITY CARD #1

1. List THREE significant events in

Kahlo’s life.2. Explain their significance.

Después de mirar el video, lee la biografía.(After watching the video, read the biography.)

Microsoft Word Document

EL MUSEO FRIDA KAHLO – THE BLUE

COYOACÁN, MÉXICO D.F.

Frida and Diego at the Blue House

Visit the Blue House – La Casa Azul(next slide)

3. Whose picture is on the easel in the Estudio? Why is this significant?4. Look carefully at the first painting of Frida shown in Sala 1. What is its title? (You will be able to answer this when you visit the art sites later in your field trip.)5. What is the significance of the indigenous art in the Recámara Frida Noche? (You will be able to answer this later in the field trip. )

MUSEO FRIDA KAHLO

– LA CASA AZUL

La Casa Azul (the blue house) was the place where Frida Kahlo, the most renowned Latin American artist, was born, lived, and died.

http://www.recorridosvirtuales.com/frida_kahlo/museo_frida_kahlo.html

Enter and

out the

museum!

FRIDA AND HER ART

"I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality."– Frida Kahlo

“Nothing is worth more than laughter." – Frida Kahlo

Complete Works of Frida

View the site Complete Works of Frida (link below) to discover more about Kahlo’s art. Then, answer the questions below.

6.Who is the main subject of Kahlo’s art?7.What are two themes of Kahlo’s art?8.To which painting can you most relate?

Explain.

*Go to page two on this site to find the answer to activity question 4.** Go to the painting The Two Fridas on this site to answer activity question 5.