Frida is also the story of her tempestuous marriage to the muralist Diego Rivera, her love affairs with numerous, diverse men such as Isamu Noguchi and Leon Trotsky, her involvement with the Communist Party, her absorption in Mexican folklore and culture, and of the inspiration behind her unforgettable art. Her accident at 18 leaves her with permanent scars and pains that pledged her for the rest of her life. Included among the illustrations are more than eighty full-color paintings, as well as dozens of. This book is very detailed biography of a great woman. But her remarkable paintings were only one element of a rich and dramatic life. In this beautiful book, art historian Hayden Herrera brings together numerous paintings and sketches by the amazing Mexican artist, documenting each with explanatory text that probes the influences in Kahlos life and their meaning for her work. Kahlo's unique talent was to make her one of the century's most enduring artists. To salvage what she could from her unhappy situation, Kahlo had to learn to keep still – so she began to paint. Born near Mexico City, she grew up during the turbulent days of the Mexican Revolution and, at eighteen, was the victim of an accident that left her crippled and unable to bear children. The beautifully illustrated and authoritative biography of Frida Kahlo 'Frida will hold its place as the first comprehensive biography of this most visceral of artists' Observer 'Mesmerizing' Time Frida is the story of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary women, the painter Frida Kahlo. Frida by Hayden Herrera really liked it4.