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"The riveting story of how three years spent in the United States transformed Frida Kahlo into the artist we know today Mexican artist Frida Kahlo adored adventure. In November, 1930, she was thrilled to realize her dream of traveling to the United States to live in San Francisco, Detroit, and New York. Still, leaving her family and her country for the first time was monumental. Only twenty-three and newly married to the already world-famous forty-three-year-old...
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"This intimate account offers a new, unexpected understanding of the artist's work and of the vibrant Surrealist art scene in the 1930s. In 1939, devastated after the revelation that her husband had had an affair with her sister, Frida Kahlo left her home in Mexico and headed for Paris to rebuild her life and rediscover her art. Now, for the first time, this missing part of Kahlo's story is brought to light in exquisite detail. Marc Petitjean takes...
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Hailed by readers and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences: her childhood near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution, a devastating accident at age eighteen that left her crippled and unable to bear children, her tempestuous marriage to muralist Diego Rivera and intermittent...
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Hispanic Heritage 2023
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When Lizzie and Gael share an irresistible challenge, to find the peacock ring that once belonged to artist Frida Kahlo, Paloma decides it is the perfect way to honor her father.
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Behind Frida Kahlo's portraits lies cries of anger and fury that are blended into potent, personal portraits. Her work, presented in this book in full-color reproductions that are annotated by artist and author Gerry Souter, is central to Mexico's artistic heritage.
6) Viva Frida!
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With spare text and vibrant illustrations, this book examines Frida Kahlo's creative process.
Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases.
7) Frida Kahlo
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Discusses the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, including her childhood, her art, and her marriage to Diego Rivera.
8) Frida Kahlo
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When Frida Kahlo was a teenager, a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk, she began painting from her bed. Her self-portraits, which show her pain and grief but also her passion for life and instinct for survival, have made her one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. This story of her life features a facts and photos section at the back.
10) Frida
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Discusses the childhood of Frida Kahlo and how it influenced her art.
11) Me, Frida
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Artist Frida Kahlo finds her own voice and style when her famous husband, Diego Rivera, is commissioned to paint a mural in San Francisco, California, in the 1930s and she finds herself exploring the city on her own.
13) I am Frida Kahlo
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"This picture book biography follows Frida Kahlo's start as an artist and how she integrated her unique way of looking at the world into her art"--
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They met in 1928, Frida Kahlo was then 21 years old, and Diego Rivera was twice her age. He was already an international reference, she only aspired to become one. An intense artistic creation, along with pain and suffering, was generated by this tormented union, in particular for Frida. On both continents, America and Europe, these committed artists proclaimed their freedom and left behind them the traces of their exceptional talent. In this book,...
17) Frida
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The life of artist Frida Kahlo, from her humble upbringing to her worldwide fame and controversy that surrounded both her and her husband, Diego Rivera.
20) Hit a home run!
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Tiny geniuses volume 3
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"Jake and his best friend, Emerson, both have to do projects on famous artists. They're not quite sure where to start until... Action figures of renowned artist Frida Kahlo and baseball great Jackie Robinson magically come to life! The tiny toys tag along on a museum trip with the boys. But when Jake decides to sneak in a visit to a baseball exhibit, the secret of the tiny geniuses may not be secret for long!" -back of cover.
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