Frida Kahlo : Making her self up /

Frida Kahlo : Making her self up /

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Imprint:	London : V&A Publishing, 2018.
Description:	208 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Kahlo, Frida -- Exhibitions. Kahlo, Frida -- Personal belongings. Kahlo, Frida -- Clothing. Kahlo, Frida. Women artists -- Mexico -- Biography. Women artists -- Mexico -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11569039

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Other authors / contributors:	Locke, Adrian. Henestrosa, Circe. Phillips, Claire. Sayer, Chloë. Wilcox, Claire. Ankori, Gannit. Kennedy, Kirstin. Baddeley, Oriana, 1954- Rocha, Daniela. Cohen, Rebeka. Bird, Hilary. Victoria and Albert Museum.
ISBN:	1851779604 9781851779604
Notes:	Published in conjunction with the exhibitionat Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK (16.06.-04.11.2018). On title page verso: "First published by V&A Publishing to accompany the exhibition Frieda Kahlo: Making Her Self Up on view from 16 June until 4 November 2018 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL". Designer Daniela Rocha. Copy-editor Rebeka Cohen. Indexer Hilary Bird. New photography by Javier Hinojosa. Includes notes on contributors (page 208). Includes bibliographical references, bibliography (pages 200-201)and index.
Summary:	In 1954, following Frida Kahlo's death at the age of 47, Diego Rivera, Kahlo's husband and Mexican muralist, requested that her possessions be sealed in various cupboards and storerooms throughout the Blue House in Mexico City, where Kahlo was born, lived and died. Half a century later, in 2004, these cupboards were opened and found to contain an extraordinary collection of clothing, jewellery, cosmetics and other personal items, as well as photographs and letters. 'Frida Kahlo's Wardrobe' presents a fresh view of Kahlo's compelling life story. The book expands upon the narrative of discovery, presenting highlights from Kahlo's collection alongside her self-portraits. This pairing is unprecedented, and it will be enriched by specially commissioned photography of her belongings.

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Summary:	Claire Wilcox and Circe Henestrosa's Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up presents a unique window into the artist's life. <br> <br> <br> <br> Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), as an artist and a woman, has a unique international appeal. Her instantly recognizable work draws extensively on her life and her extraordinarily personal reflections upon it.<br> <br> <br> <br> On Kahlo's death, her husband, Diego Rivera (1886-1957), ordered that her most private possessions be locked away until 15 years after his death. The bathroom in which her belongings were stored in fact remained unopened until 2004. Through this incredible archive, Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up focuses on the personal, combining her prosthetics, jewelry, and clothes with self-portraits, diary entries, and letters to build an intimate portrait of the artist through her possessions, setting this in the context of her political and social beliefs.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
Item Description:	Published in conjunction with the exhibitionat Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK (16.06.-04.11.2018). On title page verso: "First published by V&A Publishing to accompany the exhibition Frieda Kahlo: Making Her Self Up on view from 16 June until 4 November 2018 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL". Designer Daniela Rocha. Copy-editor Rebeka Cohen. Indexer Hilary Bird. New photography by Javier Hinojosa. Includes notes on contributors (page 208).
Physical Description:	208 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references, bibliography (pages 200-201)and index.
ISBN:	1851779604 9781851779604