Frida Kahlo: Her Universe

Explore the life and legacy of one of the most iconic painters of the 20th century in Frida Kahlo: Her Universe. An indispensable figure in Mexican culture and in the art world at large, Kahlo is renowned for her dreamy and deeply symbolic works, which explore her complex relationships with politics, gender, sexuality and her own body using elements of European surrealism and traditional Mexican folk art. A tribute to the artist’s lasting cultural impact, this compendium is filled with over three hundred images sourced from items found in the archives of the Museo Frida Kahlo in Mexico City. Within these pages, you’ll find reproductions of Kahlo’s own paintings; photographs depicting the artist throughout her lifetime and with her family, friends and husband, the muralist Diego Rivera; clothing from her distinctive wardrobe; her letters, books, newspaper clippings and personal belongings; the impressive collection of popular and pre-Hispanic art that she amassed with Rivera; and her be