Skip to product information
1 of 1

University of Texas Press

Frida Kahlo

Regular price
$21.95 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$21.95 USD

Maria Hesse - hardcover

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.

Frida Kahlo, una de las artistas más importantes del siglo XX y un ícono de la feminidad valiente, sigue viva en la imaginación del público, donde su popularidad no muestra signos de disminuir. Es reconocida tanto por sus pinturas como por su historia personal, que estuvieron igualmente llenas de dolor y angustia, celebración y vida. Se han escrito miles de palabras, incluida la suya, sobre Kahlo, pero sólo una biografía anterior ha registrado su fascinante y difícil vida. Frida Kahlo de María Hesse ofrece una forma única de conocer a la artista al presentar su vida en forma de novela gráfica, con sorprendentes ilustraciones que reimaginan muchas de las famosas pinturas de Kahlo.

Publicada originalmente en español en 2016, Frida Kahlo ya ha encontrado un público entusiasta en el mundo de habla hispana, con unas 20.000 copias vendidas en tan solo unos meses. Esta traducción presenta a los lectores de habla inglesa la vida de Kahlo, desde su infancia y el traumático accidente que cambiaría su vida y su obra de arte, hasta su complicado amor por Diego Rivera y la feroz determinación que la impulsó a convertirse en una artista importante por derecho propio. María Hesse cuenta la historia en primera persona, que captura tanto las profundidades del sufrimiento de Frida como su pasión por el arte y la vida.

 

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)