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IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art. As famous for her self-portraits and haunting imagery as she was for her marriage to another famous artist, Diego Rivera, this strong and courageous painter was inspired by the ancient culture and history of her beloved...
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Hailed by readers and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences: her childhood near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution, a devastating accident at age eighteen that left her crippled and unable to bear children, her tempestuous marriage to muralist Diego Rivera and intermittent...
3) Frida
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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This long-awaited companion to Jonah Winter's acclaimed DIEGO features the paintings of young Spanish artist, Ana Juan. This stunning picture book is the perfect gift for art enthusiasts of all ages.
When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her...
4) Viva Frida
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Via spare text, examines Kahlo's creative process.
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"This intimate account offers a new, unexpected understanding of the artist's work and of the vibrant Surrealist art scene in the 1930s. In 1939, devastated after the revelation that her husband had had an affair with her sister, Frida Kahlo left her homein Mexico and headed for Paris to rebuild her life and rediscover her art. Now, for the first time, this missing part of Kahlo's story is brought to light in exquisite detail. Marc Petitjean takes...
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"The riveting story of how three years spent in the United States transformed Frida Kahlo into the artist we know today Mexican artist Frida Kahlo adored adventure. In November, 1930, she was thrilled to realize her dream of traveling to the United States to live in San Francisco, Detroit, and New York. Still, leaving her family and her country for the first time was monumental. Only twenty-three and newly married to the already world-famous forty-three-year-old...
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This provocative reassessment of Frida Kahlo's art and legacy presents a feminist analysis of the myths surrounding her.
In the late 1970's, Frida Kahlo achieved cult heroine status. Her images were splashed across billboards, magazine ads, and postcards, fashion designers copied the so-called "Frida" look in hairstyles and dress, and "Fridamania" even extended to T-shirts, jewelry, and nail polish. Margaret A. Lindauer argues that this mass market...
11) Frida Kahlo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Frida Kahlo in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.
13) Hit a home run!
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Tiny geniuses volume 3
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"Jake and his best friend, Emerson, both have to do projects on famous artists. They're not quite sure where to start until... Action figures of renowned artist Frida Kahlo and baseball great Jackie Robinson magically come to life! The tiny toys tag along on a museum trip with the boys. But when Jake decides to sneak in a visit to a baseball exhibit, the secret of the tiny geniuses may not be secret for long!" -back of cover.
16) Me, Frida
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IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Artist Frida Kahlo finds her own voice and style when her famous husband, Diego Rivera, is commissioned to paint a mural in San Francisco, California, in the 1930s and she finds herself exploring the city on her own.
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This volume covers the major events of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's (1907-1954) tumultuous life and graphically displays her most well known works accompanied by some black and white photographs of her with husband Diego Rivera and other notables from her era. Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of the most important 20th century painters, and one of the few Latin American artists to have achieved a global reputation. Her life and work were more inextricably...
20) Frida Kahlo
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Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Discusses the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, including her childhood, her art, and her marriage to Diego Rivera.