基本信息
born in 1907 in a village near mexico city,kahlo suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症) at the age of seven.her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older.then,in 1925,her back was broken in several places in a schoolbus accident.throughout the rest of her life,the artist had many operations,but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.however,the accident had an unexpected side effect.while lying in her bed recovering,kahlo taught herself to paint.