Admired by the Surrealists and photographed by the greatest, Frida was most renowned for her self-portraits and unusual still lives. She learned about suffering at an early age. She contracted polio when she was six and was seriously maimed in a bus accident at the age of eighteen, which led to injuries that affected her for the rest of her life. She had a legendarily turbulent marriage to the great mural painter Diego Rivera, with whom she formed a strong attachment to indigenous Mexican folk art and a deep commitment to Communism.
Extent: 144 pp
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2008-04-07
Size: 17.7 x 12.5 cm
ISBN: 9780500301234
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About the Author
Christina Burrus is a curator and widely published author on art.Among her previous books is The Art Collectors of Russia.
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