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Frida Kahlo: 'I Paint my Reality'

Frida Kahlo: 'I Paint my Reality'
Library Shelf Location 18.KAHL
Publication Date 2008
Description

Born in Mexico in 1907, Frida Kahlo learned about suffering at an early age. She fell victim to polio at the age of six, and was then seriously hurt in a bus accident at eighteen, resulting in injuries that affected her for the rest of her life. The young and indomitable Frida met Diego Rivera, the great mural painter, when Mexico was at a great cultural and political crossroads. They formed a legendary partnership, with a strong attachment to Mexican folk art, a deep commitment to the Communist struggle and a raging artistic ambition that survived all the trials of their marriage. Admired by the Surrealists and photographed by the greatest, Frida was most renowned for her self-portraits and unusual still lifes. This book traces the extraordinary life of this artist whose unforgettable imagery combined cruelty and wit, honesty and insolence, pain and empowerment.

ISBN 9780500301234
Quantity 1
Pages 144p; 12.4 x 0.8 x 17.6 cm
Author Christina Burrus
Format Paperback
Publisher Thames and Hudson Ltd, London
Related Artist Frida Kahlo
Category Artist (relating to a single artist/collaborative team)
Artist's Nationality Mexican
Language English

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