Author: celiastahr

The riveting story of how three years spent in the United States transformed Frida Kahlo into the artist we know today “[An] insightful debut….Featuring meticulous research and elegant turns of phrase, Stahr’s engrossing account provides scholarly though accessible analysis for both feminists and art lovers.” –Publisher’s Weekly Mexican artist Frida Kahlo adored adventure. In November, 1930, … Kahlo adored adventure. In November, 1930, she was thrilled to realize her dream of traveling to the United States to live in San Francisco, Detroit, and New York. Still, leaving her family and her country for the first time was monumental. Only twenty-three…