Frida Kahlo's Personal Photo Archive Revealed in First Publication
In 2010, RM released "Frida Kahlo: Her Photos," a stunning collection featuring over 500 images from the artist's private archive, expertly curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio. The book is organized into seven themes and includes essays from various writers like James Oles and Horacio Fernandez. After Kahlo's death in 1954, Diego Rivera gave the archive to Lola Olmedo, who kept it under wraps for 15 years and maintained its secrecy for a total of 50 years. This publication showcases less than 10% of the archive, which holds over 5,000 images, including figures like Leon Trotsky. The 524-page book includes 460 duotone images, has an ISBN of 9788492480753, and is priced at $45.
Key facts
- Frida Kahlo: Her Photos was published by RM in 2010
- The book contains over 500 images from Kahlo's personal archive
- Diego Rivera sealed the archive after Kahlo's 1954 death
- Lola Olmedo kept the archive closed for 50 years
- The archive contains more than 5,000 total images
- Guillermo Kahlo's photographs reveal his modernist influence
- The book includes photos of Trotsky, Noguchi, Duchamp, and other notable figures
- Edited by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio with essays by eight contributors
Entities
Artists
- Frida Kahlo
- Diego Rivera
- Guillermo Kahlo
- Isamu Noguchi
- Edward Weston
- Marcel Duchamp
- Sergei Eisenstein
- Pablo Ortiz Monasterio
- James Oles
- Horacio Fernandez
- Masayo Nonaka
- Laura Gonzalez
- Mauricio Ortiz
- Gerardo Estrada
- Rainer Huhle
- Gaby Franger
Institutions
- RM
Locations
- Mexico