A New York Times-bestselling author''s personal examination of how the experiences, art, and disabilities of Frida Kahlo shaped her life as an amputee.At first sight of Frida Kahlos painting
The Two Fridas, Emily Rapp Black felt a connection with the artistAn amputee from childhood, Rapp Black grew up with a succession of prosthetic limbs and learned that she had to hide her disability from the world.
Kahlo sustained lifelong injuries after a horrific bus crash, and her right leg was eventually amputated. In Kahlos art, Rapp Black recognized her own life, from the numerous operations to the compulsion to create to silence painHere she tells her story of losing her infant son to Tay-Sachs, giving birth to a daughter, and learning to accept her body. She writes of how Frida Kahlo inspired her to find a way forward when all seemed lost.
Book cover image:
Frida Kahlo, prosthetic limbFrida Kahlo & Diego Rivera Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
156 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Notting Hill Editions |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2021-06-15 |
| ISBN |
9781912559268 |
