Synopses & Reviews
"My painting carries within it the message of pain". Frida Kahloand#151;born in 1907 near Mexico Cityand#151;learned about pain at a very early age. She contracted polio at six, and then at eighteen suffered serious and permanent injury to her right leg and pelvis in a terrible bus accident. Young and undaunted, she went on to fall in love with the great mural painter Diego Rivera at a time when their native Mexico was going through a period of thrilling political and cultural upheaval. Rivera and Kahlo were a legendary coupleand#151;both were impassioned, lifelong communists while fervently attached to traditional Mexican Indian culture, and both were driven by a relentless artistic ambition that surmounted all the dramas that plagued their marriage.
Later, Frida became the friend and lover of Leon Trotsky. She was greatly admired by the Surrealists and sat for some of the greatest photographers of her day. Her art largely consisted of self-portraits, like the famous paintings The Two Fridas and The Broken Column, though she also left many striking still-lives.
In Frida Kahlo: Painting Her Own Reality, Christina Burrus assesses Frida Kahloand#8217;s extraordinary workand#151;a maelstrom of cruelty, humor, candor, and insolence reflecting the essence of a free, beautiful, courageous woman who concealed her physical pain behind peals of infectious laughter.
Review
andldquo;Offers the most intimate insights into her life and working process . . . both Kahlo and Rivera shine forth from these domestic images.andrdquo;
Synopsis
A collection of photographs of renowned artist Frida Kahlo by Gis le Freund, one of the first female members of Magnum Photos, and one of the greatest portrait photographers of all time In 1950, photographer Gis le 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 Kahlo's beauty and talent.
Showcasing more than 100 of these rare images, many of which have never been published before, Frida Kahlo also includes previously unpublished commentary by Freund about Kahlo, texts by Kahlo's biographer G rard de Cortanze and art historian Lorraine Audric, as well as a link to a previously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.
"Offers the most intimate insights into her life and working process . . . both Kahlo and Rivera shine forth from these domestic images." --New York Times
Synopsis
In 1950, photographer Gisandegrave;le Freund embarked on a two-week trip to Mexico, but she wouldnandrsquo;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 Kahloandrsquo;s death, bear poignant witness to Fridaandrsquo;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 Gisandegrave;le Freund about Frida Kahlo, texts by Kahloandrsquo;s biographer Gandeacute;rard 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.
About the Author
Amy Novesky is a childrenand#8217;s book editor and the author of Elephant Prince: The Story of Ganesh. She lives with her family just north of the city that inspired Frida Kahlo, San Francisco.
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David Diaz is the Caldecott Medaland#8211;winning illustrator of Smoky Night. He is also a three-time Pura Belprand#233; Honor recipient. He lives in Carlsbad, California.