Frida KahloPainter (1907-1954)

By Guillermo Kahlo (1871-1941) (Own work) [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

"Frida Kahlo is one of Mexico's most famous artists and also a popular feminist icon, who is celebrated for her passionate fearlessness in the face of life's struggles.  She is best known for her daring self-portraits depicting the suffering she experienced in her personal life.“

Who2 Biographies. "Frida Kahlo." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2015.

The Dream (The Bed), 1940 Frida Kahlo

In this painting, Dream of The Bed, painted , Frida expressed her feeling and interception of death. In real life Frida had a skeleton on the canopy of her bed. Her husband, Artist Diego Rivera, called the skeleton Frida's lover but Frida said it's just a amusing reminder of people's mortality.

In this painting, both Frida and the skeleton are lying on bed on their sides with their heads two pillows. While Frida is in sound sleep, the skeleton is awake and watching. The skeleton is also wired with explosives which can go off and explode at any time. On Frida's body the green plants are a symbol of life and rebirth. The background clouds are light and it seems the bed is floating in the sky.

"The Dream (The Bed), 1940 - by Frida Kahlo." The Dream (The Bed), 1940 - by Frida Kahlo. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2015.

Georgia O’KeefePainter (1887-1986)

"Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influence by Sarah Hammond from Antiques & Fine Art Magazine." Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influence by Sarah Hammond from Antiques & Fine Art Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2015.

Georgia O'Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. Photographer Alfred Stieglitz gave O'Keefe her first gallery show in 1916 and the couple married in 1924. O'Keeffe moved to New Mexico after her husband's death and was inspired by the landscape to create numerous well-known paintings. Georgia O'Keeffe died on March 6, 1986.

"Georgia O'Keefe." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2015.

Georgia O’Keeffe, Special (Drawing No. 9), 1916

O’Keefe wrote, “Drawing No. 9 is the drawing of a headache. Well, I had the headache, why not do something with it?”