(K-12 Outreach) Frida Kahlo: Online Resources - English

Biographies & Bibliographies
University of Arizona - Center for Latin American Studies
Frida Kahlo - Biography
http://las.arizona.edu/outreach/complete_curriculum_units/frida/frida_biography.pdf
Frida Kahlo - Bibliography
http://las.arizona.edu/outreach/complete_curriculum_units/frida/frida_bibliography.pdf

Smithsonian Institution - Archives of American Art: "Frida Kahlo: Notes on a Life" -,
http://www.archivesofamericanart.si.edu/htgmonth/hispanic/aboutfrida.htm

National Museum of Women in the Arts
The Permanent Collection - Artist Profile
http://www.nmwa.org/collection/profile.asp?LinkID=471

Frida Kahlo - Contemporary Thoughts (Daniela Falini's Web Site)
Links to biographies, essays and online exhibitions of Frida Kahlo's paintings.
Recommended links on this page:
"The most complete bibliography"
"Exhibitions - Permanent: La Casa Azul"
http://www.fridakahlo.it

Las Mujeres
"Frida's Life"
Biography
http://www.lasmujeres.com/fridakahlo/life.shtml
Note : Commercial

My Hero Project
Artist Hero: Frida Kahlo
http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=f_kahlo

J. Paul Getty Museum - ArtsEdNet -
"Frida Kahlo - About the Artist"
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Maps/Women/Kahlo/artist.html?lang=en&id=464

Texas.net
Brief Bio - Images of Artwork
http://lonestar.texas.net/~mharden/artchive/ftptoc/kahlo_ext.html
Note : Commercial

Artwork
Artcyclopedia
Links to paintings in museums and art galleries.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/kahlo_frida.html
Note : Commercial

OCAIW - Oraslo Centaro's Art Images on the Web
Links to various online galleries, and an extensive part of Frida Kahlo's artwork.
http://www.ocaiw.com/catalog/index.php?lang=en&catalog=pitt&author=464&page=1
Note : Commercial

PlanetaSalsa - Combination of biography and photo & art gallery, with a final paragraph of the author-compiler's personal opinion.
http://www.planetsalsa.com/quepasa/frida_kahlo_self_portrait.htm

Frida Kahlo - Contemporary Thoughts (Daniela Falini's Web Site)
"Frida's Paintings"
http://www.fridakahlo.it

Texas.net - Museum of art
http://lonestar.texas.net/~mharden/artchive/ftptoc/kahlo_ext.html

Essays
Frida Kahlo - Contemporary Thoughts (Daniela Falini's Web Site) |
"Frida and her obsession of self-portraits: fetishism or idolatry?"
http://www.fridakahlo.it

The Jewish Museum - Analysis of the painting "My Grandparents, My Parents and I" from a Jewish perspective
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/kahlo/

The Center for Jewish Art - "The Hidden Frida: Covert Jewish Elements in the Art of Frida Kahlo".
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/cja/ankori/ankori.htm

Newspaper Articles
The New York Times - Obituary - July 14, 1954
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0706.html

Lesson Plans & Guidelines
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Center for Latin American Studies- University of Arizona
"Frida Kahlo & Beyond"
Self-Potraits
Subject: Art - Language Arts
Grades: 1-3
http://las.arizona.edu/outreach/complete_curriculum_units/frida/frida_primary.pdf
"Frida Kahlo & Beyond"
Ethnicity
Subject: Language Arts - Social Studies - Art
Grades: 4-8
http://las.arizona.edu/outreach/complete_curriculum_units/frida/frida_intermediate.pdf
"Frida Kahlo & Beyond"
Critical Analysis
Subject: Language Arts - Art - History
Grades: 9-12
http://las.arizona.edu/outreach/complete_curriculum_units/frida/frida_secondary.pdf

ART:
The Educator's Reference Desk
Art Lesson: "How to recognize a painting by Frida Kahlo " by Sarah L. White
Grades: 8-12
http://eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Arts/Art_History/ARH0009.html

Chicana & Chicano Space - Arizona State University - A thematic inquiry-based art education resource
"Self-Portrait between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States "
-Information about the artwork & the artmaker
-Contextual information
-Viewpoints for interpretation
-Connections among artworks
http://mati.eas.asu.edu:8421/ChicanArte/html_pages/kahlo5.html

Pittsburgh Teachers Institute
"The Legacies of Mexican Artists, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and their Influences on Mexican Culture"
Subject: Art
Grade: 4
http://www.chatham.edu/PTI/Contemp_Latin/Hattrup_01.htm

J. Paul Getty Museum - ArtsEdNet -
"Women Artists of the Americas "
Frida Kahlo - Questions & Activities
Grade Levels: Elementary - Middle - High School
Subject Areas: Art - Art History - Art Criticism
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Maps/Women/Kahlo/elementary.html
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Maps/Women/Kahlo/middle.html
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Maps/Women/Kahlo/high.html

Artsonia
"Feel Like Frida"
Grade: Elementary (3 and up)
Sujbect: Art
http://www.artsonia.com/teachers/projects/plan.asp?id=567

TeachNet Miami - Education Fund
"Viva Mexico "
Grades: 3-5
Subject Area: Art
Includes assessment rubrics - National Educational Technology Standards
Students will explore the life and artistic style of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and demonstrate abilities of using technology to create self-portraits in the style of Frida Kahlo. -
Lesson within a Multidisciplinary Unit (Art - Language Arts, Music & Spanish)
http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2002/rduarte/art.htm

Juniper Learning
Frida Kahlo : The Bold Artist
Student Activity : "Retablo-style Self-Portraits"
http://www.juniperlearning.com/lessonkahlo.html
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2153.shtml

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Curriculum Units by Fellows of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute 1978-2004
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/

"Exploring character and culture in the lives of three remarkable women of Latin America " by Christine A.Elmore. 2000 Volume 1
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/1/00.01.02.x.html
"Frida Kahlo: The power of the brush"
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/1/00.01.02.x.html#e

Art and Identity in Mexico , from the Olmec to Modern Times -1999 Volume II
"Reflections in the Mirror a Visual Journal and Mural Inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera" by Martha Savage
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1999/2/99.02.11.x.html

"Learning to Appreciate Art: The Influence of Mesoamerica on Mexican Art" by Genoveva T. Palmieri
Unit Work I - Art Appreciation
Native Civilizations in Mesoamerica
Unit Work II - Native Populations of Mesoamerica
The Importance of the Maya
Unit Work III - Introduction to Maya Art and Visit to a Museum
Artistic Mexico
Unit Work IV - Introduction to Mexican Art
Frida Kahlo: A Mexican Artist for the Twentieth Century
Unit Work V - Frida Kahlo as an Artist
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1999/2/99.02.08.x.html

FOREIGN LANGUAGES: SPANISH
CLTA - California Language Teachers Association
Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes
http://www.clta.net/lessons
Spanish Lesson Plan - Spanish Level 3 (Beginner - Intermediate)
http://www.clta.net/lessons/spanish/level3/frida.html

Global Teaching Learning
"Frida Kahlo: Mi interpretación"
Grades: 9-12
Subject: Foreign Language - Spanish (Intermediate)
http://globalteachinglearning.com/cjwlpdi/assessment/fridakahlo.shtml

Lesson Plans & Guidelines - Related Topics
Kids' Castle - The Arts
http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/channels/arts/arts.html
"Create a Retablillo"
http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/channels/arts/articles/artsarticle10.html

EdSitement
"I've Just Seen a Face: Portraits"
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=270#LESSON6
"A Basic Guide to Portrait Analysis"
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_images/lesson270/portrait_analysis.pdf

PBS
"Journeying to Create"
Subject: Language Arts - (follows National Standards & Benchmarks)
Grades: 9-12
http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/create.html

For details contact: Lilian Cibils, tel: (505)-646-4564, Fax: (505)-646-6819 K-12 Program Coordinator, E-mail: lcibils@nmsu.edu

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