Frida Kahlo Painter |
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Author:
| Collier Hillstrom, Laurie |
Series title: | The Twentieth Century's Most Influential Hispanics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4205-0019-6 |
Publication Date: | May 2008 |
Publisher: | Greenhaven Publishing LLC
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Imprint: | Lucent Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $41.03 |
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.