Synopsis
Herrera chronicles the life of Mexico's leading female painter, her marriage to Diego Rivera, her illness, and the accident that changed her life forever. Beyond biography, FRIDA places the artist in her time, examining the political and cultural forces of the day that influenced her haunting portraits.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2002-10-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 507 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 23.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
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.
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