More than meets the eye(brow): Dermatologic imagery in Frida Kahlo's self-portraiture.

Renowned for her self-portraiture that acts as her visual autobiography, Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of the leading woman painters of all time and an enduring feminist icon. Aside from the personal and societal commentary, both subtle and overt, that is evident within her artwork, the use of medical imagery shifts the viewer's perspective beyond Kahlo's self-portraits to offer accurate interpretations of her own singular history. The incorporation of dermatologic iconography within Kahlo's self-portraiture to record her skin, as well as its unique features, have rebuked conventional standards of beauty and exploded preconceptions of what is permissible in high art.