Hidden Frida Kahlo : lost, destroyed or little-known works / Helga Prignitz-Poda.

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In this fascinating look at over 180 "hidden" images Helga Prignitz-Poda, one of the world's leading authorities on the Mexican artist, pulls back the curtain on masterpieces that rarely, if ever, see the inside of an exhibition or gallery. Illustrated with stunning reproductions of works that Prign...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Frida Kahlo. English
Main Author: Prignitz-Poda, Helga (Author)
Other Authors: Kahlo, Frida
Language:English
Language of the Original:
German
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, translated from the German.
Published: New York, NY : Prestel Publishing, 2017.
Subjects:
Kahlo, Frida > Criticism and interpretation.
Kahlo, Frida.
Women artists > Mexico.
Painters > Mexico.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:216 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Before Frida Kahlo became a painter
  • Early works, friends and relatives
  • USA and back
  • A woman artist in Mexico
  • Two major works that never travel
  • A second attempt
  • Teacher at the academy
  • First separated, then united again
  • Kahlo's review of her life and her farewell to self-portraiture.