Frida Kahlo:

I was born with an open wound, and colors pouring from it. Don't call me brave or a martyr; I'm just a woman who learned to love even in the midst of pain. I am a brush, I am a scream, I am broken flesh and a burning spirit. I paint myself because I am the only thing I know with fury, with tenderness. And if anyone doesn't like it, don't look at me, because I didn't come to fit in, I came to be.

— Frida Kahlo Modern

Mexican painter

Context

From her letters or diary

Date / Period

1940s-1950s (approx.)

Source

https://www.reddit.com/r/letters/comments/13f0q1r/frida_kahlo/

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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