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Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life

Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:María Hesse, Achy Obejas (Translator)Publish date:2018-09-04Pages:152
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9781477317280ISBN-10:1477317287UPC:9781477317280Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ArtBook Subcategory:Artists, Architects, Photographers, Caribbean & Latin American, WomenSize:9.80 x 6.80 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC90V942BV

One of the most important artists of the twentieth century and an icon of courageous womanhood, Frida Kahlo lives on in the public imagination, where her popularity shows no signs of waning. She is renowned for both her paintings and her personal story, which were equally filled with pain and anguish, celebration and life. Thousands of words, including her own, have been written about Kahlo, but only one previous biography has recorded her fascinating, difficult life. Frida Kahlo by María Hesse offers a highly unique way of getting to know the artist by presenting her life in graphic novel form, with striking illustrations that reimagine many of Kahlo's famous paintings.

Originally published in Spanish in 2016, Frida Kahlo has already found an enthusiastic audience in the Spanish-speaking world, with some 20,000 copies sold in just a few months. This translation introduces English-language readers to Kahlo's life, from her childhood and the traumatic accident that would change her life and her artwork, to her complicated love for Diego Rivera and the fierce determination that drove her to become a major artist in her own right. María Hesse tells the story in a first-person narrative, which captures both the depths of Frida's suffering and her passion for art and life.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9781477317280ISBN-10:1477317287UPC:9781477317280Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ArtBook Subcategory:Artists, Architects, Photographers, Caribbean & Latin American, WomenSize:9.80 x 6.80 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC90V942BV

María Hesse is an illustrator and graphic designer. She is the author of Olé Sevilla, and her work has also appeared in an illustrated Spanish edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Achy Obejas edited and translated the anthology Havana Noir and has since translated Junot Díaz, Rita Indiana, Wendy Guerra, and many others. She currently serves as the director of the MFA in Translation Program at Mills College.


Publisher: University of Texas Press

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