1990s "The World of Frida Kahlo: The Blue House" Exhibit Catalog

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Offered is a vintage book, "The World of Frida Kahlo", an exhibition at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt March 6 - … Read more Offered is a vintage book, "The World of Frida Kahlo", an exhibition at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt March 6 - May 23 1993 and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston June 6 - August 29, 1993.

This catalog presents paintings and drawings by Mexico's renowned artist together with photographs of Kahlo, her husband, noted painter Diego Rivera, and their home, the "Blue House;" a selection of paintings by her friends and contemporaries; criticism of Kahlo's work; and a chronology of her life. Edited by Cynthia Newman Bohn, the catalog was originally published in Germany as "Die Welt Der Frida Kahlo."

The cover self-portrait states: "I hereby painted myself, Frida Kahlo, from the image in the mirror. I am 37 years old, and it is the month of July in the year Nineteen Forty-Seven. In Coyoacan, Mexico, the place of my birth."

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Museum of Fine Arts Houston; First Edition (January 1, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 279 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0295973285
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0295973289
Item Weight ‏ : ‎3.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 1 x 11.25 Inches See less