"Through her art, Herrera writes, Kahlo made of herself both performer and icon. Through this long overdue biography, Kahlo has also, finally, been made fully human." — San Francisco Chronicle Hailed by readers and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences: her childhood near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution; a devastating accident at age eighteen that left her crippled and unable to bear children; her tempestuous marriage to muralist Diego Rivera and intermittent love affairs with men as diverse as Isamu Noguchi and Leon Trotsky; her association with the Communist Party; her absorption in Mexican folklore and culture; and her dramatic love of spectacle. Here is the tumultuous life of an extraordinary twentieth-century woman -- with illustrations as rich and haunting as her legend.
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
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Author: Herrera, Hayden
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780060085896
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Author: Herrera, Hayden
Brand: Harper Perennial
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Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 528
Release Date: 01-10-2002
Part Number: illustrations
Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 2.7 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780060085896
