Frida Kahlo And My Left Leg

Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg is a unique perspective on the artist and her challenges, featuring full-color images of her art and clothing. Rapp explores her own story of losing a child, finding love, and becoming pregnant, and how Kahlo's life and work helped her find a way forward when all seemed lost.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2021
Publisher: Notting Hill Editions

Frida Kahlo, a renowned artist, faced numerous challenges throughout her life, including a childhood bout with polio that left her right leg compromised. Emily Rapp, another amputee since the age of four, felt a deep connection with Kahlo's art and life. Both women endured numerous operations, hid and revealed their altered bodies, and found ways to live and create despite physical and emotional pain. In her captivating book, Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg, Rapp shares her own story of losing a child to Tay-Sachs, finding love, and becoming pregnant with her daughter. She also explores how Kahlo's life and work helped her find a way forward when all seemed lost. The book includes numerous full-color images of Kahlo's art and clothing, providing a unique perspective on the artist and the challenges she faced. Rapp's fascination lies in the essential difference between her and Kahlo, and her devotion, despair, revulsion, resentment, and desire are evident in her writing. Frida Kahlo's story is a testament to the human spirit's ability to overcome adversity and create beauty in the face of pain.

Weight: 200g
Dimension: 121 x 190 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912559268