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1) Viva Frida
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Via spare text, examines Kahlo's creative process.
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"It starts with a question, a simple favor asked of a husband by his wife on an afternoon chilled by the Baltic wind while both are painting in their studio. Her portrait model has canceled, and would he mind slipping into women's shoes and stockings for a few moments so that she can finish the painting on time? "Of course," he answers, "Anything at all." With that, one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the twentieth century begins."...
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Detrás de los retratos de Frida Kahlo se ocultan tanto la historia de su vida como la de su obra. Es precisamente esta combinación lo que cautiva al espectador. La obra de Frida es un testimonio de su vida. Pocas veces se puede aprender tanto acerca de un artista con solo contemplar lo que inscribe dentro del marco de sus cuadros. Frida Kahlo es sin lugar a dudas la ofrenda de México a la historia del arte. Tenía apenas dieciocho ańos cuando...
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Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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[2014]
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168 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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A biography exploring the tumultuous lives, marriage, and work of the artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera is illustrated with archival photos and full-color reproductions.
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DK Publishing
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2021.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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Introduces American painter Faith Ringgold, revealing what led her to mix different media and craft her narrative quilts, and how her life and art inspire kids to create their own masterpieces.
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Henry Holt and Co
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[2014]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his works explore this challenge.Edward Hopper's story is...
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Libros Imaginar
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2015
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Sufrió dos grandes sucesos en la vida, la polio y un accidente de autobús. Una vez que la Frida del cuadro derramaba sus lágrimas, la Frida de afuera del cuadro podía dejar de llorar. Para Frida, la pintura fue un diario, una amiga y el remedio para el desconsuelo" -- Page 4 of cover.
She suffered through two great events in her life: polio and a bus accident. Once the Frida in the painting shed her tears, the Frida outside the painting could...
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Childrens Book Press
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2009
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29 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
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En este libro ilustrado para niños con el arte de Diego Rivera, la hija de Rivera y Guadalupe Marín nos cuenta algo de su niñez y del arte de su padre.
In this book for children, which is illustrated with paintings by Diego Rivera, the daughter of Rivera and Guadalupe Marín tells us about her childhood and about her father's art.
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