Frida Kahlo, who painted mostly small, intensely personal works for herself, family and friends, would likely have been amazed and amused to see what a vast audience her paintings now reach.

The late 1930s were a pivotal moment in Frida Kahlo’s career. She began painting in the 1920s and it wasn’t until 1938 when she had her first solo exhibition. The Art Institute's Frida Kahlo ...