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Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview

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This collection presents a series of conversations with Frida Kahlo throughout her brief but impactful career, offering insight into the artist behind the public persona. It reveals how Kahlo, now an enduring cultural icon, meticulously crafted her image, moving beyond being known merely as Diego Rivera's wife. Through dialogues with scholars and critics, readers glimpse her evolution from a shy artist to one who insisted she was her own influence, challenging common narratives and highlighting her nuanced identity.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers interested in art history, feminist studies, and cultural icons who seek a deeper understanding of Frida Kahlo's personal perspectives and legacy.

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Frida Kahlo's legacy continues to grow in the public imagination in the nearly fifty years since her "discovery" in the 1970s. This collection of conversations over the course of her brief career allows a peek at the woman behind the hype, and allows us to see the image of herself she carefully crafted for the public.

Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview reveals the many facets of Frida Kahlo, who has become an icon. In the decades since her death, Kahlo has been celebrated as a proto-feminist, a misunderstood genius, and a leftist hero, but during her lifetime, most knew her primarily as Diego Rivera's wife.

Featuring conversations with American scholar and Marxist, Bertram D. Wolfe, and art critic Raquel Tibol, this collection shows an artist undervalued, but also a woman in control of her image. From her timid beginnings after her first solo show, to a woman who confidently states that she is her only influence, the many faces of Kahlo presented here clearly show us the woman behind the "Fridamania" we know today.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612198750

Publisher: Melville House Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Melville House Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is considered one of Mexico's greatest painters. Drawing inspiration mainly from Mexican folk culture, Kahlo is known for her many self-portraits that mixed fantasy and reality and often incorporated personal and social commentary. Her work was shown in Paris, New York, and Mexico before her death in 1947. Kahlo's work went largely unnoticed outside of Mexico until the 1970s when she was rediscovered by art historians and political activists. Since then she has been the subject of numerous biographies and retrospectives.

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