Frida Kahlo
The Gisèle Freund Photographs
Gérard de Cortanze author Lorraine Audric author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Abrams
Published:3rd Mar '15
Should be back in stock very soon
In 1950, photographer Gisèle Freund embarked on a two-week trip to Mexico, but she wouldn’t leave until two years later. There she met the legendary couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Welcomed into their home, she immersed herself in their private lives and the cultural and artistic diversity of the country, taking hundreds of photographs. These powerful photographs, among the last taken before Kahlo’s death, bear poignant witness to Frida’s beauty and talent.Showcasing more than 100 of these rare images, many of which have never been published before, the book also includes previously unpublished commentary by Gisèle Freund about Frida Kahlo, texts by Kahlo’s biographer Gérard de Cortanze and art historian Lorraine Audric, as well as a link to a previously unreleased colour film, shot by Freund, showing Diego Rivera at work.
“Offers the most intimate insights into her life and working process . . . both Kahlo and Rivera shine forth from these domestic images.” * New York Times *
ISBN: 9781419714238
Dimensions: 216mm x 174mm x 22mm
Weight: 620g
160 pages