Frida in America: The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist
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Frida in America: The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist Details
Review Named one of five books to look forward to in 2020 by Jaime Herndon at The Woolfer"Highly informative... The first major biography since Hayden Herrera's 1983 work presents the artist in all her ferocious complexity." ―Kirkus “As vivid and bold as Frida Kahlo’s painting is Celia Stahr’s consummate portrait of the artist. Stahr details her subject’s life with precision and empathy, and her probing interpretations of Kahlo’s paintings make for absorbing reading. She sets this mercurial woman among the luminaries who were part of her developing world, and does not shy away from examining her marriage to the esteemed yet egotistical Diego Rivera, as well as her politics, her psyche, her philosophies―and her sexuality. Frida Kahlo was an independent, iconic woman with magic in her hands. Stahr has brought her home to us in brilliant colors that rival Kahlo’s own. Bravo!” ―Linda Gray Sexton, author of Searching For Mercy Street: My Journey Back To My Mother, Anne Sexton "Deeply researched and astutely interpreted, Celia Stahr’s biography weaves together Frida’s experiences in Gringolandia with all the vibrancy and color of the huipils the artist loved to wear." ―Patricia Albers, author of Joan Mitchell, Lady Painter and Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti Read more About the Author Celia Stahr is a professor at the University of San Francisco, where she specializes in modern American and contemporary art with an emphasis on feminist art and gender studies, as well as African and multicultural art. She holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Iowa and lives in the Bay Area. Read more
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I love reading books that have been so well researched that I almost feel like I know everything about the subject. This book is told in vivid detail. It's a fast read. It centers around the three years the artist lived in America. Living in a strange land changed her fundamentally and heavily influenced her work. Some of the details ring even more true and have a deeper significance when viewed through the lens of the current political climate. I highly recommend this book if you want to learn more about Frida.Thanks so much for taking the time to read this review. I hope the information that I've provided makes your decision a little easier.
