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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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 NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Mexican
depicts bloody childbirth scene
head of newborn emerging from birth canal
image of the Virgin of Sorrows NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
inception 1932
languageOfTitle English
location The Museum of Modern Art, New York City NERFINISHED
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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