Frida kahlo biography essay on mother
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When it comes to the great artists of Mexico, “the big three” — David Alfaro Siqueiros, Jose Clemente Orozco, and Diego Rivera — usually come to mind. These were truly some of the most amazing artists of Mexico, but there was one more artist that hailed from this country with a talent for art, and her name is Frida Kahlo.
Frida kahlo biography essay on mother
Recently, Foreign Languages and Literature professor Dr. Héctor Jaimes published the book Tu hija Frida: Cartas a mamá(Spanish for Your Daughter Frida: Letters to Mom),a critical compilation of letters written by Kahlo during her time in the United States in the 1930’s.
The book was released last October by one of Latin America’s most prestigious publishing houses, Siglo XXI.
While studying and researching the Mexican muralist movement a few years back, Jaimes came across a bulk of letters from Kahlo addressed to her mother.
“I realized it was a big discovery,” he recounts, “The letters were not only unpublished, but the quality and content of the