Source: Hayden Herrera, Frida Kahlo; the Paintings. New York: Perennial, 1991.
Image: "Still Life with Parrot" (1951)
Comments: In 1951, Frida is permanently confined to a wheel chair. Critics comment that in her last years, when she was controlling her intense pain and immobility with a number of drugs. The critics have reported that her friends saw her painting decline while attempting to put on a brave exterior of happiness along with her dedication to her art. Note that the array of fruit is typically Mexican and the parrot, also Mexican, is a frequent image in Kahlo's paintings.
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