Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Her art was a visceral exploration of her own physical and emotional pain, much of it stemming from a bus accident in her youth that left her with lifelong health issues. Kahlo used a folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her marriage to fellow artist Diego Rivera was famously volatile. Long after her death, Kahlo became a global icon for the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements and the 'Chicano' movement. Her home, 'La Casa Azul,' is now a museum dedicated to her life and work.