Written by Meghan O'Reilly
After a weekend full of patriotic red, white and blue designs in honor of the Fourth of July, Google's homepage now features a self portrait of artist Frida Kahlo to celebrate what would have been her 103rd birthday. Her well-known portraits, equipped with a vibrant palette of colors and surrealist reminders of both pain and passion, have sparked universal recognition more than 50 years after her death.
Frida Kahlo, who called herself "the daughter of Mexican revolution," was the first Hispanic woman to grace the US postage stamp. The movie, "Frida," starring Salma Hayek, is a critically renowned tale of her life. And now in 2010, after recently inspiring Givenchy's Fall 2010 runway looks, it's safe to assume we'll be celebrating her next hundred birthdays. Break out the party coasters!