Frida Kahlo: A Spiritual Biography (Lives and Legacies) [Hardcover]

Jack Rummel (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lives and Legacies | Publication Date: April 25, 2000

Frida Kahlo is no longera pop icon or cult figure but one of the most recognized and important artists of her time.

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About the Author

Jack Rummel currently lives in San Lorenzo, New Mexico with his wife and is the author of several biographies.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Crossroad General Interest (April 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824523539
• ISBN-13: 978-0824523534
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,664,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worst biography ever, October 20, 2000

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"aysonsf" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frida Kahlo: A Spiritual Biography (Lives and Legacies) (Hardcover)

This book was absolutely horrible. This is the most ignorant biography I've ever read. Rummel is constantly criticizing every aspect of her that doesn't agree with traditional american values. Every time the communist party comes up in the book, Rummel inserts some incredibly ignorant and stupid anti-communist comment. There are so many interesting and well written books about this amazing woman's life, don't read this one.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suitably complex, December 13, 2004

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Jesse Steven Hargrave (Silver City, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frida Kahlo: A Spiritual Biography (Lives and Legacies) (Hardcover)

Too many biographies fall at one of two extremes: either hagiography or pedestal-smashing. Jack Rummel's account of Frida Kahlo's life is instead a nuanced one, with an obstinate refusal to over-simplify. Rummel makes clear that Kahlo was neither saint nor passive victim, but instead a visionary artist compromised by an acute capacity for self-deception.

The convoluted paths of Kahlo's life are brought into sharp focus by Rummel's concise but illuminating narrative. Whether treating of Kahlo's finances or the intricacies of her art, the author knows how to turn the basic facts into a convincing story.

Only the most deranged and prejudiced reader could dismiss Rummel's book on the withered grounds that it doesn't conform to some political agenda. Instead, this thin volume is packed with the suitable complexity of an uncategorizable life.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Reading, June 10, 2000

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daniel (corpus christi, tx USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frida Kahlo: A Spiritual Biography (Lives and Legacies) (Hardcover)

As a fan of this great painter i already knew the major things about her life but this book goes deep into the mysterious world of Frida Kahlo. I find it expressing Frida as she would like to have been remembered this is a must read for the art lovers.