Frida Kahlo Painter |
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| Author:
| Collier Hillstrom, Laurie |
| Series title: | Twentieth Century Most Influential Hispanics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4205-0019-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.50 |
Book Description:
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Two half-sisters raised in a convent, contracting polio, being bullied, being sexually abused, studying to become a doctor, a bus accident leading to nearly-fatal wounds, becoming a painter, becoming a communist, and marrying Diego Rivera. This exhausting list of experiences is just the broad sweeps of the life and times of the world-renowned Frida Kahlo de Rivera. If your students don't already know her through her bright, mysterious self-portraits and paintings, it's time they're...
More DescriptionTwo half-sisters raised in a convent, contracting polio, being bullied, being sexually abused, studying to become a doctor, a bus accident leading to nearly-fatal wounds, becoming a painter, becoming a communist, and marrying Diego Rivera. This exhausting list of experiences is just the broad sweeps of the life and times of the world-renowned Frida Kahlo de Rivera. If your students don't already know her through her bright, mysterious self-portraits and paintings, it's time they're astonished by her life details.