AIBU to think most people know who Frida Kahlo is?

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If you saw a picture of Frida Kahlo, you would recognise this person? Or AIBU?

I know her, have seen some of her stuff in exhibitions,s even the film etc. I would have also considered her quite well known tbh. I'm not sure if I would say "most" people would know her as some people just have no interest or knowledge about the arts or culture but I would still have though a lot of people would have at least a passing awareness of her!

Yup. My calendar in the kitchen is of her work. I love her. Madonna is a large collector of her work lucky cow star!

Interesting woman, amazing artist.

Who?

This thread has inspired me to find out more about her. Apart from googling around are there any definitive biographies that are worth reading?

Yup, know her work, I think she's not in the culture though, more a bit cult like say Tamara Lempicka

Now, I have never heard of her.

Yes. I admire her for her art and her life. Her actual art isn't to my personal taste but I appreciate the meanings behind it.

Tamare de Lempicka is famous for her stylised art deco paintings. I think most people would recognise some of her work if not her name.

I would have said artist of the tortured variety , couldnt name her paintings or style , quite colourful i think < disclaimer has no artistic knowledge or ability whatsoever >

Nope. Never seen any of those. And I do visit art galleries.

Never heard of her but im not interested in art

Never heard of her, but my knowledge of Art are the classics.

Never heard of her.

One of the characters in Jacqueline Wilon's Girls in Love series does a project on her so lots of her readers have heard of her through that if nothing else. I don't think it would be especially dreadful not to have heard of her. Am curious about what's behind the question?

Frida rocks. she was a breakthrough for women artists and lived quite a difficult life by all accounts. Diego Riveria, Tolstoy living with them.

I want to visit her blue house in Mexico.

I went to a costume party as FK. About 5 people knew who she was. Or at least recognised my costume.

I would be surprised at any one not recognising the name and the picture.

Out of how many attendees MsJupiter? 6? 500? How are we meant to interpret your data if we don't get all the stats!

Do know who she is and didn't see the salma Hayek film. But I don't know who lots of so called famous people are, so wouldn't recognise Beyoncé and my dad had a real go at me as I didn't know who Charlotte church was! (He was so amazed but then I don't listen to music radio unlike him)

Now her I have never heard of squoosh.

Her work is beautiful.

The film passed me by until I heard of her through the Barbara Kingsolver book, La Lacuna. Then I found out more about her and saw the film.

Yes, I would and I would recognise a lot of her work, but I think YABU to think everybody would.

sorry to link to the dreaded Daily Mule, but this article has some great pix.
I love the work of Tamara de Lempicka too, so thanks for reminding me about her, only know the name because of a book I read that had one of her portraits on the front cover.
Too many great women artists are just ignored IMO.

Sorry, I should have included that data.

About 50. So 12% of people would recognise Frida Kahlo as impersonated by a blonde woman in a wig.