Frida Kahlo: The Story of Her Life

This is an intriguing look at Frida Kahlo’s life, told as a conversation between Frida and death. Frida’s flaws are not overlooked, so not a hagiography.
The artwork is excellent, rendering the arc of her life in pictures reminiscent of Kahlo’s own art work. This graphic novel is a good introduction to complex female artist.

I was looking for a book about an artist for my nonfiction reading challenge and discovered this while browsing the library catalog. It's a biography in graphic novel format. I knew of Frida Kahlo but I really didn't know much about her or her artwork. This format makes a wonderful way to learn about both. Much of the art is based on or is a rendition of her paintings.

There is a bit of magical realism in this as the framing structure is Frida having a conversation with death about her life. Because her paintings are often a bit surrealistic this structure works well.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. It encouraged me to seek out images of Kahlo's work online. Her life was short but colorful and passionate.