Frida

Frida Kahlo in an occasional series looking at women artists 

Self-portrait with necklace, by Frida Kahlo, 1933.

Kahlo is gazing straight down the barrel of the lens, her chin slightly up, defiant and strong. She is in her early 20s and already has in place the aesthetic that will define her: long hair parted in the middle, traditional Tehuana jewellery and clothing – the square cut blouse, long skirt and shawl – and, of course, the infamous monobrow.