6/20/2023 0 Comments Herrera frida kahlo![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Salomon Grimberg, Frida Kahlo: Song of Herself (Merrell Publishers, 2008) Gannit Ankori, Frida Kahlo (Reaktion Books, 2013)Ĭhristina Burrus, Frida Kahlo: ‘I Paint My Reality’ (Thames and Hudson, 2008)Įmma Dexter and Tanya Barson (eds.), Frida Kahlo (Tate Publishing, 2005) Valerie Fraser at the University of Essexįrida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life exhibition - The New York Botanical GardenĪrt View: Why Frida Kahlo Speaks to the 90s Patience Schell at the University of Aberdeen In 1938, artist and poet Andre Breton organised an exhibition of her work in New York, writing in the catalogue, "The Art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb." She was not as widely appreciated during her lifetime as she has since become, but is now one of the most recognised artists of the 20th century.Ĭhair in Hispanic Studies at the University of AberdeenĮmeritus Professor of Latin American Art at the University of EssexĮmeritus Professor of the History of Latin America at the University of Oxford Her work brings together elements such as surrealism, pop culture, Aztec and Indian mythology and commentary on Mexican culture. She took up painting after a bus accident left her severely injured, was a Communist, married Diego Rivera, a celebrated muralist, became friends with Trotsky and developed an iconic series of self-portraits. Born near Mexico City in 1907, Frida Kahlo is considered one of Mexico's greatest artists. ![]()
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