Frida Kahlo
Our visit to the Hospicio Cabañas was a great experience. Prior to the visit we studied Frida Kahlo. We read a children’s book about her life, Frida by Jonah Winter. The book talks about important events in Frida’s life, like the accident that made her stay in bed for months. They empathized with how painting helped her feel good and that it became her way to express her emotions. Later, we studied some of her paintings we found online and children were able to identify paintings that showed different emotions. They also noticed how Frida uses bright colors and has a special and unique style. They observed that she likes to paint self-portraits using different details like animals, fruit and flowers.
Students were interested to learn more about Frida’s life so we made a list of questions:
Arturo: how old was Frida when she died?
Fer: Had they invented the seatbelt when she had the accident?
Francisco: How old was Frida when she had the accident?
Luciana P.: At what age did she learn to paint?
Camille: Who was the doctor that cured her?
Emiliano: In what year did Frida’s mom and dad die?
Ximena: What happened to her sisters?
Max: When she was a baby, did she use to paint?
María Inés: did she go to painting classes?
Emiliano: When did she get married?
Nico: We know her dad taught her how to paint, but who taught him how to paint?
María Inés: Why did Frida have no babies?
Luciana A.: Where was she born? And why was her house blue?
Daniel: When was her blue house built?
These questions became a common interest so we will continue to study her life. If you have the same interest and you want to share what you know about Frida Kahlo with us, we invite you to come to the classroom to talk to us. You can tell us about her painting techniques, her personal life and about what Mexico was like during her time.
Students were interested to learn more about Frida’s life so we made a list of questions:
Arturo: how old was Frida when she died?
Fer: Had they invented the seatbelt when she had the accident?
Francisco: How old was Frida when she had the accident?
Luciana P.: At what age did she learn to paint?
Camille: Who was the doctor that cured her?
Emiliano: In what year did Frida’s mom and dad die?
Ximena: What happened to her sisters?
Max: When she was a baby, did she use to paint?
María Inés: did she go to painting classes?
Emiliano: When did she get married?
Nico: We know her dad taught her how to paint, but who taught him how to paint?
María Inés: Why did Frida have no babies?
Luciana A.: Where was she born? And why was her house blue?
Daniel: When was her blue house built?
These questions became a common interest so we will continue to study her life. If you have the same interest and you want to share what you know about Frida Kahlo with us, we invite you to come to the classroom to talk to us. You can tell us about her painting techniques, her personal life and about what Mexico was like during her time.
Hospicio Cabañas
At the museum, children enjoyed Frida’s workshop. They had fun painting in a similar bed where she looked at herself in the mirror. They recognized Diego Rivera’s photos and took pictures with animals, masks and a background of the Casa Azul. The workshop was a fun and interactive way to experience Frida’s world.
Then we had a guide explain to the students all the details about the frescoes by José Clemente Orozco. He showed them the different perspective in which The Man of Fire could be appreciated and explained what each element of the painting represented.
We ended the tour having lunch at one of the patios and enjoying the beautiful view of the patio and its structures.
At the end we thanked Juan Mario’s grandmother, Olga Ramirez, who is the Hospicio Cabaña’s director. She welcomed us and gave us a fun tour around the museum, which we all enjoyed and appreciated.
This field trip has been a wonderful and enriching experience. We learned a lot and it nurtured the students’ love for art, culture and history.
Then we had a guide explain to the students all the details about the frescoes by José Clemente Orozco. He showed them the different perspective in which The Man of Fire could be appreciated and explained what each element of the painting represented.
We ended the tour having lunch at one of the patios and enjoying the beautiful view of the patio and its structures.
At the end we thanked Juan Mario’s grandmother, Olga Ramirez, who is the Hospicio Cabaña’s director. She welcomed us and gave us a fun tour around the museum, which we all enjoyed and appreciated.
This field trip has been a wonderful and enriching experience. We learned a lot and it nurtured the students’ love for art, culture and history.