Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter she was most known for her  portraits, self-portraits, and artworks inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. She made a topic of a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Frida was born july 6, 1907, coyoacan, Mexico City and died july 13,1954. Kahlo was deeply influenced by indigenous Mexican culture, which is apparent in her use of bright colors and dramatic symbolism. She frequently included the symbolic monkey. In Mexican mythology, monkeys are symbols of lust, yet Kahlo portrayed them as tender and protective symbols. She is celebrated in Mexico for her attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and by feminists for her depiction of the female experience and form.Kahlo, who suffered from polio as a child, nearly died in a bus accident as a teenager. She suffered multiple fractures of her spine, collarbone and ribs, a shattered pelvis, broken foot and dislocated shoulder. She began to focus heavily on painting while recovering in a body cast. Frida Kahlo has been associated with the surrealist movement, but her art is  a reflection of her homeland. The folk art of Mexico inspired Kahlo's work and it was her unique style that led to her world-side fame. She was also in the time periods of  Naïve art, Modern art, Surrealism, Magical Realism, Symbolism, Naturalism, Primitivism,  Social realism, Cubism.