The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
by: Frida Kahlo
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Dewey Decimal Number: 759.972
EAN: 9780810959545
ISBN: 0810959542
Label: 'Harry N. Abrams, Inc.'
Manufacturer: 'Harry N. Abrams, Inc.'
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: August 01, 2005
Publisher: 'Harry N. Abrams, Inc.'
Sales Rank: 35783
Studio: 'Harry N. Abrams, Inc.'
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life. These passionate, often surprising, intimate records, kept under lock and key for some 40 years in Mexico, reveal many new dimensions in the complex personal life of this remarkable Mexican artist. The 170-page journal contains the artist's thoughts, poems, and dreams-many reflecting her stormy relationship with her husband, artist Diego Rivera-along with 70 mesmerizing watercolor illustrations.
The text entries, written in Frida's round, full script in brightly colored inks, make the journal as captivating to look at as it is to read. Her writing reveals the artist's political sensibilities, recollections of her childhood, and her enormous courage in the face of more than 35 operations to correct injuries she had sustained in an accident at the age of 18. This intimate portal into her life is sure to fascinate fans of the artist, art historians, and women's culturalists alike.
Amazon.com Review:
Frida Kahlo, one of the most dynamic figures of 20th-century art, has very nearly become a saint, so legendary is her tumultuous and tragic life. While there is no dearth of books about Kahlo and her work, none are as poignantly revealing as this diary, which includes her own words and pictures. We find the genesis of some of her most famous paintings, her love letters, and sketches of people she knew such as her husband, the Mexican mural painter Diego Rivera, and numerous studies for self-portraits. The most fascinating part of the book is the facsimile diary, in its exact size, reproduced here for the first time, with color illustrations. It is accompanied by an English translation with explanatory commentaries.
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- Life as ArtThere are some people for whom life itself is art, tragedy and all. Frida Kahlo was-is one of those ... Read More
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- Love Frida I loved this book! I can't seem to put it down I do have to say that I would recommend it for billingual ... Read More
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- BeautifulThis book is simply beautiful. I especially love that it's a full color reproduction and then an English ... Read More
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- art lovers delightfor those who love the work of frida kahlo this book has lots to look at im very pleased that i found it
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- I adore her even more.Frida Kahlo's diary has amplified my admiration for her. Her beautifully disturbing drawings and poetic words ... Read More
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