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Kahlo owned a copy of this book and kept it in her library until her death. As a teenager, she intended to study medicine. After she was severely injured in a near-fatal accident at the age of eighteen, she gave up her dream of becoming a doctor. For a brief period thereafter, she contemplated becoming a medical illustrator. Following a traumatic miscarriage in 1932, Kahlo began to collect medical books and to incorporate medical illustrations into her paintings. The artist often used obstetrical illustrations to refer to her relationship with her mother. In My Grandparents, My Parents, and I, Kahlo suggests that her mother's role in her life was primarily that of the person who gave birth to her, in contrast to her deep and loving relationship with her father. |
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