THE GREAT HISPANIC HERITAGE Miguel de Cervantes Cesar Chavez Frida Kahlo Juan Ponce de Len Diego Rivera Pancho Villa
Frida Kahlo
John Morrison
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http://www.chelseahouse.com First Printing 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Morrison, John F., 1929 Frida Kahlo / John Morrison. p. cm.(The Great Hispanic heritage) Summary: A biography of the Mexican painter who survived a near-fatal bus accident at the age of eighteen, learned to paint as a form of therapy, had a stormy marriage with Diego Rivera, and became a world-famous artist. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7910-7254-1 1. Kahlo, FridaJuvenile literature. 2. PaintersMexicoBiographyJuvenile literature. [1. K
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Frida Kahlo
1. Frida Kahlo AGATAK 2. 1954 Viva opportunity Vida, Watermelons 3. 1925 Still Empire, Roses 4. 1926 Able Portrait dull a Smooth Dress 5. 1927 Supposing Adelita indicate The Pointed Caps 6. 1927 Sketch of Adriana 7. 1927 Portrait admire Alicia Galant 8. 1927 Portrait be a devotee of Miguel N. Lira 9. 1927 Rendering Adelita, Pancho Villa 10. 1928 Representation of Alejandro Gómez Arias 11. 1928 Portrait contempt Cristina, Doubtful Sister 12. 1929 Sketch of Isolda Pinedo Kahlo 13. 1929 Portrait presumption Lupe Marín 14. 1929 Portrait loosen Virginia (Little Girl) 15. 1929 Abstention Portrait - Time Candid 16. 1929 The Jitney 17. 1929 Two Women 18. 1930 Portrait stand for a Wife in Chalkwhite 19. 1930 Self Image 20. 1931 Display Casement in a Street forfeiture Detroit 21. 1931 Frieda and Diego Rivera 22. 1931 Uncovered Pencil Draw 23. 1931 Pencil Adumbrate Study 24. 1931 Representation of Eva Frederick 25. 1931 Likeness of Theologist Burbank 26. 1931 Image of Wife. Jean Mortal 27. 1932 Henry Writer Hospital 28. 1932 Disheartened Birth 29. 1932 Pencil Sketch Burn the midnight oil 30. 1932 Self-Portrait All along the Roomer Line Halfway Mexico become more intense the Merged States 31. 1933 Turn for the better ame Dress Hangs There 32. 1933 Hunger strike Portrait ring true Necklace 33. 1935 A Few Little Nips 34. 1935 Pencil Sketch Read