My Birth

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"My Birth" is a stark and surreal 1932 painting by Frida Kahlo that depicts a graphic scene of childbirth infused with themes of pain, identity, and mortality.

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My Birth canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting ⓘ
artisticDescription graphic imagery ⓘ
stark composition ⓘ
surreal elements ⓘ
collection permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
colorPalette contrasting reds and whites ⓘ
earth tones ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mexico ⓘ
creator Frida Kahlo ⓘ
creatorNationality Mexican ⓘ
depicts bloody childbirth scene ⓘ
head of newborn emerging from birth canal ⓘ
image of the Virgin of Sorrows ⓘ
linked to: Our Lady of Sorrows

religious icon above the bed ⓘ
sheet covering mother’s face ⓘ
tears on the Virgin’s face ⓘ
woman giving birth ⓘ
format easel painting ⓘ
genre self-portrait ⓘ
surrealist painting ⓘ
hasEffect confronts viewer with physical and emotional pain ⓘ
evokes discomfort ⓘ
hasInterpretation exploration of identity through birth and death ⓘ
meditation on female suffering ⓘ
reflection on the artist’s relationship with her mother ⓘ
hasTitleInSpanish Mi nacimiento ⓘ
inception 1932 ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
location The Museum of Modern Art, New York City ⓘ
mainSubject childbirth ⓘ
death ⓘ
identity ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
pain ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement Surrealism ⓘ
narrativeFocus artist’s own birth ⓘ
intertwining of birth and death ⓘ
notableFor fusion of personal biography and symbolism ⓘ
religious and cultural references ⓘ
unflinching depiction of childbirth ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Spanish ⓘ
partOf Frida Kahlo’s body of autobiographical works ⓘ
support metal ⓘ

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