"Peg-leg Frida" : a rebellious girl -- The delicate dove and the fat frog -- A Mexican artists in "Gringolandia" -- Despair and success -- "These surgeon sons of bitches" -- "I hope the exit is joyful..." -- Frida Kahlo 1907-1954 life and work.
Summary
Frida Kahlo's (1907-1954) arresting pictures were in many ways expressions of trauma. This richly illustrated Basic Art book offers a both accessible and informed introduction to Kahlo's life and work, looking at the artist's dramatic, colourful canvases which combined religious Mexican tradition with Surrealist elements.