The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait by Frida Kahlo is now available for free ePub download or online reading.<\/p>\n
Intro:<\/strong><\/p>\n An intimate self-portrait of one of the most renowned Mexican artists of the twentieth century, The Diary of Frida An Intimate Self-Portrait is \u201ca visual document, engaging the eye with a volcanic profusion of penned-and-painted imagery\u201d ( New York Times ).<\/p>\n Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo\u2019s amazing, illustrated journal documents the last 10 years of her turbulent life. These passionate, often surprising, intimate records, kept under lock and key for some 40 years in Mexico, reveal many new dimensions in the complex personal life of this remarkable artist.<\/p>\n The 170-page journal contains the artist\u2019s thoughts, poems, and dreams\u2014many reflecting her stormy relationship with her husband, artist Diego Rivera\u2014along with 70 mesmerizing watercolor illustrations. Her views of love, politics, and more come into sharp focus in a kaleidoscope of creativity and thought.<\/p>\n In his introduction, award-winner Carlos Fuentes, one of Mexico\u2019s most important writers and critics, ties Kahlo\u2019s images of pain, loss, mutilation, and transcendence to Mexico\u2019s historic cycles of revolution and reaction. Sprinkled with irony, black humor, even gaiety, and augmented with translations of the diary entries plus commentaries and photographs, her diary stands as a reminder of not only Kahlo\u2019s formidable talent, but also her resilience and courage.<\/p>\n The text entries, written in Frida\u2019s round, full script in brightly colored inks, make the journal as captivating to look at as it is to read. Her writing reveals the artist\u2019s political sensibilities, recollections of her childhood, and her enormous courage in the face of more than 35 operations to correct injuries she had sustained in an accident at the age of 18.<\/p>\n This intimate portal into her life is sure to fascinate fans of the artist, art historians, and women\u2019s culturalists alike.. First published January 1, 1995. Original format: Hardcover. Pages: 296. #the-diary-of-frida-kahlo-ebook #the-diary-of-frida-kahlo-epub #read #download<\/p>\n User Rating: 3.92 (based on 44423 ratings)<\/p>\n Download EPUB The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait by Frida Kahlo<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc1 File details: the-diary-of-frida-kahlo.epub<\/em><\/p>\n