Frida [Paperback]

Heyden Herrera (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 26, 1998

This is a biography of the Mexican painter who was brought up during the Mexican Revolution, suffered a crippling accident at 18 that left her unable to bear children, married muralist Diego Rivera, had love affairs with Isamu Noguchi and Leon Trotsky, and produced rich and haunting paintings.

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Hayden Herrera is the author of FRIDA, the celebrated biography of Frida Kahlo. She lives in New York City. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 518 pages
• Publisher: Bloomsbury (November 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747540985
• ISBN-13: 978-0747540984
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,879,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Y Calderón, April 26, 2009

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This review is from: Frida (Paperback)

The are many good books on the market that show some of Frida's best work and many that have a good overview of her life as the daughter of Wilhelm Kahlo and the "on and off wife" of the famous mural painter Diego Rivera.

What sets this book out from the multitude is the attention to detail. There are actual correspondences from and to Frida. Also many things that may be glossed over are covered well enough that you feel you were there.

I originally saw the movie based on this book "Frida" (2002) with Salma Hayek. Many of the references in the movie were not covered even in the extensive commentaries. The book also has the time to cover the background of Frida's parents, grandparents, her friends and their relatives. We know about her trolley accident but not that much about her bout with polio.

The plates, some in color others of monochrome photos are placed on groups but referenced through out the book. Agree the descriptions they can be appreciated for not only themselves but what they meant to Frida and her friends. We also get a small glimpse of Mexico before and after the revolution.