Frida Kahlo The Paintings

Description

This work presents the paintings of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, along with details of her life: growing up near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution; an accident at age 18 that left her crippled; her turbulent marriage to the muralist Diego Rivera and intermittent love affairs, inluding one with Leon Trotsky; and her absorption in Mexican folklore and culture.

Hayden Herrera is an art historian. She has lectured widely, curated several exhibitions of art, taught Latin American art at New York University, and has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the author of numerous articles and reviews for such publications as Art in America, Art Forum, Connoisseur, and the New York Times, among others. Her books include Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo; Mary Frank; and Matisse: A Portrait. She is working on a critical biography of Arshile Gorky. She lives in New York City.

"Hayden Herrera's name has become inextricably linked with that of Frida Kahlo...[This book is] a useful popular introduction to one of the most singular artists of the twentieth century." -- New York Times Book Review "[Herrera's] expressive and fluid prose is able to keep pace with Kahlo's riveting canvases and adds to the experience of viewing them....A superb tribute." -- Booklist "Engaging and well illustrated." -- Wall Street Journal "Perhaps the most direct analysis of Frida Kahlo's life and art within one volume to date." -- Library Journal