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I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better.
Frida Kahlo
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Frida Kahlo
Age: 47 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 6
Died: 1954
Died: July 13
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Engraver
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Mexico City
Mexico
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