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She turned private suffering into images the whole world recognizes. Few artists are as instantly recognizable — or as deeply loved — as Frida Kahlo, and in this accessible biography from The Artist Series, Lisa E. Jobe chronicles her vibrant, turbulent life.
Born in Coyoacán in 1907, Kahlo’s life changed forever at eighteen, when a devastating bus accident left her in lifelong pain — and set her on the path to painting. Jobe follows her through the passionate, stormy marriage to muralist Diego Rivera, her embrace of Mexican identity and folk traditions, and the creation of an intimate body of work that defied every convention of her time.
Written for general readers, this biography illuminates how Kahlo’s courage and creativity transformed anguish into universal art. For art lovers, students, and anyone discovering Frida for the first time, this is an inviting introduction to an artist whose influence only grows.
Few artists are as instantly recognizable — or as deeply loved — as Frida Kahlo. In this accessible biography from The Artist Series, Lisa E. Jobe chronicles the vibrant, turbulent life of the Mexican painter whose self-portraits turned personal suffering into universal art.
Born in Coyoacán in 1907, Kahlo’s life changed forever at eighteen, when a devastating bus accident left her in lifelong pain — and set her on the path to painting. Jobe follows her through the passionate, stormy marriage to muralist Diego Rivera, her embrace of Mexican identity and folk traditions, and the creation of an intimate body of work that defied every convention of her time.
Written for general readers, this biography illuminates how Kahlo’s courage and creativity transformed private anguish into images the whole world recognizes. For art lovers, students, and anyone discovering Frida for the first time, this is an inviting introduction to an artist whose influence only grows.
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