“Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”

— Frida Kahlo · Courage quote

Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly? — Frida Kahlo quote card
Painter · 1907 – 1954

Mexican painter famed for raw, symbolic self-portraits that turned a life of pain after a devastating bus accident into art of extraordinary power. Her diary and letters, like her paintings, are celebrated for their honesty and defiance.

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