Frida Kahlo is a legend. This Mexican artist produced at least 143 paintings, 55 of which are self portraits, over the course of her short life. Many of her paintings were even done while lying in bed as she recovered from her many surgeries trying to correct injuries she sustained in an accident with a streetcar, which left her in pain for the rest of her life. Her art is bold - reinterpreting existing symbolism, reviving the ancient culture and history of Mexico, and exploring her own identity. She is known today as a brilliant artist and feminist icon.
Our shelves are filled with Frida. We have her diary from the last decade of her life, as colorful and imaginative as her paintings themselves; a book of Gisele Freund's photography of Frida and her husband, Diego Rivera; and a children's biography of her. Not to mention our Frida Kahlo sticky notes and magnetic dress-up dolls (which is way cooler than it sounds).
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Frida Kahlo's diary, like her art, is painted in breathtakingly vivid colors. It covers her tumultuous last decade and encompasses love letters, political musings on Communism, and resplendent paintings.
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Frida Kahlo: The Gisele Freund Photographs with text by Gerard de Cortanze
In 1950, photographer Gisele Freund embarked on a two-week trip to Mexico, but she wouldn t leave until two years later. There she met the legendary couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Welcomed into their home, she immersed herself in their private lives and the cultural and artistic diversity of the country, taking hundreds of photographs. These powerful photographs, among the last taken before Kahlo's death, bear poignant witness to Frida's beauty and talent.
Showcasing more than 100 of these rare images, many of which have never been published before, the book also includes previously unpublished commentary by Gisele Freund about Frida Kahlo, texts by Kahlo's biographer Gerard de Cortanze and art historian Lorraine Audric, as well as a link to a previously unreleased color film, shot by Freund, showing Diego Rivera at work. |
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Who Was Frida Kahlo? by Sarah Fabiny, illustrated by Jerry Hoare
You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art. As famous for her self-portraits and haunting imagery as she was for her marriage to another famous artist, Diego Rivera, this strong and courageous painter was inspired by the ancient culture and history of her beloved homeland, Mexico. Her paintings continue to inform and inspire popular culture around the world.
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