Kahlo, who is arguably one of the world’s most famous painters, apparently was only ‘dabbling’ when she painted 143 pieces (55 of which were self-portraits). AND she was just the wife of a much more worthy artist: her husband, Diego Rivera (sorry, who?).

But, have no fear, Kahlo’s self-belief brilliantly comes through in the interview. At the mention of her husband and the assumption she learned her craft from him, she responds:

“No. I didn’t study with Diego [Rivera]. I didn’t study with anyone. I just started to paint.”

Then she predicts her own success by hilariously poking fun at her husband.

“He does pretty well for a little boy, but it is I who am the big artist.”

As many people have pointed out, it is very likely that the headline was written by a copy editor at the newspaper.

“I’m guessing the female writer had a male editor who wrote the headline,” wrote Froelich.

Why this 1933 interview with Frida Kahlo has gone viral