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| Title | : | Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo |
| Author | : | Hayden Herrera |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 528 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2002 by Harper Perennial (first published 1983) |
| Categories | : | Biography. Art. Nonfiction. History. Biography Memoir. Art History. Feminism |
Hayden Herrera
Paperback | Pages: 528 pages Rating: 3.97 | 48618 Users | 447 Reviews
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"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.Present Books In Favor Of Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
| Original Title: | Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo |
| ISBN: | 0060085894 (ISBN13: 9780060085896) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 48618 Users | 447 ReviewsJudge Containing Books Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
Have not read this book- I have no reason not think it is good. Just wanted to comment on the cover.I always hate buying an edition of a book with movie art on the front. Nothing ruins a copy of a Lord of the Rings book like stills from the films on the cover. Carrying that around just makes you look like such a joiner. I know-- it is big money marketing, and there is no stopping it.But I gotta say, with an artist like Frida Kahlo, who painted so many incredible self protraits, it is just soI love this biography, start to finish. Frida amazes me, and the breadth of this book is astonishing.
I am a little in love with Frida Kahlo, or perhaps I should say intensely so. Surely no-one can read this superb biography without being spun head over heels. Frida Kahlo was truly extraordinary. Vast beauty, intelligence, commitments, loyalties...... and most of all - vast creativity and artistic talent. On top of this, the book also contains a formidable and passionate love story, and an inspiring story about her battles against terrible physical injuries . Frida was a gargantuan and
The beginning and the end were the best parts of this biography. The author writes objectively about Frida's life in these parts and in a way just simply recounts her life and adds passages from other people involved in her life one way or other.The middle part was tough, I grudged through. I detested the author's way of reducing Frida to this depressive obsessive with no life, no passion, no future, no ambition. Just a wife but not just a wife, a woman desperately attached to a man who did not
In Depth, thorough and intriguing. However, I did not always agree with the author's interpretive nature of assuming to understand what Frida was feeling or thinking, and forcing these interpretations by consistent repetition.
One of the best biographies I ever read!Excellent!Hhigly recommended for any art lover and appreciator of this woman's heart.
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