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Frida Kahlo
Her Life, Her Work, Her Home
Series: Art Masters
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See moreEndorsed by the Frida Kahlo Museum, Mexico City, this graphic novel explores the public and private faces of iconic artist Frida Kahlo.
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Frida Kahlo, remembered as one of the most inspiring personalities of the 20th century, was a woman of two intertwined parts: she was both a charismatic and empowered artist exploring themes of resistance, authenticity, cruelty, and suffering, and a more private person whose wounded body caused her a lifetime of pain that underpinned the many successes and disappointments that marked her time in the world.
Revealing and exploring these two Fridas, Francisco De La Mora's graphic biographyβcompleted with the endorsement and support of the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico Cityβallows the reader to see just how far ahead of her time this complex artist was in her understanding of gender inequality and the culture of machismo. These topics remain relevant to this day and continue to lend resonance to Kahlo's painting.
Diego Rivera, Kahlo's husband and fellow artist, described her work as "Acid and tender, hard as steel but delicate and fine as a butterfly's wing." His words might apply equally to Frida herself.
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It seems Frida Kahlo by Francisco De La Mora offers an engaging and vivid portrayal of the artist's life. The story is told with humour and sensitivity, with rich illustrations enhancing the narrative, providing readers an immersive experience into Kahlo's world.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781914224102
Publisher: SelfMadeHero
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 16 March 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: SelfMadeHero
Illustration: 4-col illustrations throughout
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 190.0mm
Height: 260.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 72
About the Author
Francisco de la Mora's experience as a comics creator, whether as sole author or in collaboration with illustrators from around the world, extends from single-sheet forms to full graphic novels, and from his eight-volume Brief History of Mexico to the monthly piece he has drawn for the Hackney Citizen since January 2018. His most recent graphic novel with long-term collaborator JosΓ© Luis Pescador is a biography of Diego Rivera, published by SelfMadeHero.
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