Frida Kahlo's garden / edited by Adriana Zavala, Mia D'Avanza, and Joanna L. Groarke.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kahlo, Frida--Exhibitions.

Kahlo, Frida.

Artists' gardens--Mexico--Coyoacán--Exhibitions.

Artists' gardens.

Gardens--Social aspects--Mexico--Mexico City--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Gardens.

Gardens--Social aspects.

History.

Mexico--Coyoacán (Mexico City).

Mexico--Mexico City.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Physical Description:

136 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Bronx, NY : The New York Botanical Garden ; Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books·Prestel, [2015]

Summary:

Frida Kahlo created a natural paradise in her home at Casa Azul in Mexico City. The plants cultivated there were vital components of some of her most original work and an important part of her fascination with indigenous Mexican history and culture. From early paintings dating from the 1920s to her last known work, Kahlo's use of botanical imagery reflects not only a love of the natural world, but also an evolving iconography. By focusing attention on this aspect of her art and its relationship to her garden sanctuary, the book demonstrates how the natural world provided Kahlo with inspiration. In addition to dazzling full-page reproductions of Kahlo's paintings and works on paper, the book also includes essays presenting Kahlo as an avid collector of artifacts, animals, books and plants. Archival photos trace the evolution of the Casa Azul (the Blue House) over the course of the artist's lifetime. Additionally, it explores Mexican architecture, landscape design and gardens of the early 20th century. Fans of botanical art, garden enthusiasts, and Kahlo's many devotees will find new and exciting images and information in this elegant, unique presentation of one of modern art's most revered figures.

Contents:

Frida Kahlo : art, garden, life / Adriana Zavala

The evolution of the Casa Azul : a photographic essay / Joanna L. Groarke

A Nahuatl garden of delights / Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera

Plates : artworks in the exhibition / Mia D'Avanza and Joanna L. Groarke

Gardens and landscapes of Frida Kahlo's Mexico City / Kathryn E. O'Rourke

Creating the illusion of the countryside : Frida Kahlo's post-Revolutionary Mexican suburban domestic garden / Robert Bye and Edelmira Linares

Making Frida Kahlo's garden in New York : the conservatory exhibition / Karen Daubmann

Plants in Frida Kahlo's garden and art.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134).

Contains:

Zavala, Adriana. Frida Kahlo.

Kahlo, Frida. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9783791354569

3791354566

OCLC:

898113459

Publisher Number:

99969643218