Frida Kahlo: Portrait of a Mexican Painter

by Bárbara C. Cruz

Frida Kahlo is one of Mexico's greatest artists. She is best known for her powerful and startling self-portraits. Her work is based on some of the major influences in her life: a near-fatal streetcar accident from which she never fully recovered; her relationship with her family and her husband, muralist Diego Rivera; and her communist and feminist views.
In Frida Kahlo: Portrait of a Mexican Painter, author Bárbara C. Cruz describes the life and works of this Mexican artist from her mischievous childhood through her eventful years as an art teacher, painter and activist. Capturing her lively spirit, Cruz also identifies and explains Kahlo's most famous paintings, some of which appear in this book. Strong, independent, and talented, Frida Kahlo's paintings continue to influence the ideas and beliefs of people around the world.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 1996