Frida Kahlo
Subtitle: making her self up
By: edited by Claire Wilcox & Circe Henestrosa
Contributors: Phillips, Claire, author; Sayer, Chloë, author; Ankori, Gannit, author; Kennedy, Kirstin, author; Baddeley, Oriana, 1954- author; Rocha, Daniela, designer; Cohen, Rebeka, editor; Bird, Hilary, editor; Victoria and Albert Museum
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781851779604
Subjects: Personal belongings; Women artists; Clothing; Exhibitions; Biography
Description: In 1954, following Frida Kahlo's death at the age of 47, Diego Rivera, Kahlo's husband and Mexican muralist, requested that her possessions be sealed in various cupboards and storerooms throughout the Blue House in Mexico City, where Kahlo was born, lived and died. Half a century later, in 2004, these cupboards were opened and found to contain an extraordinary collection of clothing, jewellery, cosmetics and other personal items, as well as photographs and letters. 'Frida Kahlo's Wardrobe' presents a fresh view of Kahlo's compelling life story. The book expands upon the narrative of discovery, presenting highlights from Kahlo's collection alongside her self-portraits. This pairing is unprecedented, and it will be enriched by specially commissioned photography of her belongings.
Notes: Published in conjunction with the exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK (16.06.-04.11.2018).

On title page verso: "First published by V&A Publishing to accompany the exhibition Frieda Kahlo: Making Her Self Up on view from 16 June until 4 November 2018 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-201) and index.
Table of contents: title: I. FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD: Querzalcoatl's Grin: The Changing Face of Art and Culture in Frida Kahlo's Mexico  -- Adrian Locke; title: II. ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTHOOD: Appearances Can Be Deceiving --; title: Frida Kahlo's Construction of Identity: Disability, Ethnicity and Dress  -- Circe Henestrosa; title: Frida Kahlo's Jewellery  -- Clare Phillips; title: III. JEWELLERY: Frida Kahlo's Wardrobe  -- Chloë Sayer; title: Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up  -- Claire Wilcox; title: IV. COSMETICS: Frida Kahlo: Posing, Composing, Exposing  -- Gannit Ankori; title: V. ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICES: The Resplandor: Cultural and Spiritual Significance in Two Self-Portraits  -- Kirstin Kennedy; title: Frida Redressed  -- Oriana Baddeley; title: VI. MEDICINES.