The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate SelfPortrait

An intimate selfportrait of one of the most renowned Mexican artists of the twentieth century, this beautiful book is a visual document, engaging the eye with a volcanic profusion of pennedandpainted imagery (New York Times).Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlos amazing illustrated journal documents the last 10 years of her turbulent life. These passionate, often surprising, intimate records, kept under lock and key for some 40 years in Mexico, reveal many new dimensions in the complex personal life of this remarkable artist.The 170page journal contains the artists thoughts, poems, and dreamsmany reflecting her stormy relationship with her husband, artist Diego Riveraalong with 70 mesmerizing watercolor illustrations. Her views of love, politics, and more come into sharp focus in a kaleidoscope of creativity and thought.In his introduction, awardwinner Carlos Fuentes, one of Mexicos most important writers and critics, ties Kahlos images of pain, loss, mutilation, and transcendence to Mexicos historic cycles of revolution and reaction. Sprinkled with irony, black humor, even gaiety, and augmented with translations of the diary entries plus commentaries and photographs, her diary stands as a reminder of not only Kahlos formidable talent, but also her resilience and courage.The text entries, written in Fridas round, full script in brightly colored inks, make the journal as captivating to look at as it is to read. Her writing reveals the artists political sensibilities, recollections of her childhood, and her enormous courage in the face of more than 35 operations to correct injuries she had sustained in an accident at the age of 18.This intimate portal into her life is sure to fascinate fans of the artist, art historians, and feminist scholars alike.