Frida & Diego: Art, Love, Life

By Catherine Reef

Book Overview

Nontraditional, controversial, rebellious, and politically volatile, the Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are remembered for their provocative paintings as well as for their deep love for each other. Their marriage was one of the most tumultuous and infamous in history--filled with passion, pain, betrayal, revolution, and, above all, art that helped define the twentieth century.

Catherine Reef's inspiring and insightful dual biography features numerous archival photos and full-color reproductions of both artists' work. Endnotes, bibliography, timeline.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0547821840
• ISBN13: 9780547821849
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The place to begin for true art lovers

You can never have too many "Frida and Diego" books. If you already have "Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo" by Hayden Herrera, then this will make for a colorful supplement. I find that if you are being introduced to a subject, it is best to start with a young reader's version of this book. However, the book is more sophisticated than the advertising would have you believe. It is well organized (mostly chronological) and does not talk down to you about Frida or painting. There are more first-person quotes than in most of the biographies and stories. We get plenty of footnotes that enhance and do not distract from your reading pace. There is a timeline in the back of the book to keep you abreast of what is happening. The color pictures alone are worth the price. After reading the book, be sure to watch the movie "Frida" (2002) with Salma Hayek as Frida and Alfred Molina as Diego.