Frida Kahlo - Identity and Self-Portraits

This lesson guides students through the self-portraits of Frida Kahlo with a focus on context, subject matter and symbolism. Two portraits are looked at in detail and aspects of the artist’s own personal life used to give wider context. There is a link to a YouTube video and worksheet included. This is intended to be a taught lesson with a follow up homework in which students respond to what they have learnt by creating an artist research page with study and written analysis.