Barbezat, Suzanne – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Fri, 22 May 2026 13:32:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Barbezat, Suzanne – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Frida Kahlo at Home https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/frida-kahlo-at-home/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=54745

Frida Kahlo at Home explores the influence of Mexican culture and tradition, La Casa Azul and other places Frida Kahlo called home, on her life and work.

]]> Discover the intimate spaces that shaped one of the world’s most iconic artists. 
 
Frida Kahlo at Home reveals how the places she inhabited – and especially the famed Blue House -nurtured her creativity, identity and extraordinary body of work. 
 
This compelling visual biography traces Kahlo’s life through the places she loved, from her childhood in Coyoacán and her student years in Mexico City, to her time in the United States and her final return to La Casa Azul. Drawing on archival photographs, family images, personal artefacts and Frida’s own paintings, the book uncovers how home was not merely a backdrop but a central force in her art and self‑expression. 
 
For example, you’ll uncover: 

  • Frida’s formative years in the Blue House and how her environment shaped her earliest artistic impulses. 
  • The dynamic cultural and political landscape of Mexico and its influence on Frida's evolving identity. 
  • The contrasting worlds of Mexico and ‘Gringolandia,’ and how travel transformed her worldview and aesthetic. 
  • The creative partnership between Kahlo and Diego Rivera, explored through the homes and studios they shared. 
  • How domestic space and landscape became essential themes throughout her work. 

A vibrant portrait of art and identity, Frida Kahlo at Home invites readers to step inside the spaces that inspired a legend and to see her paintings and her life anew.  

]]> Frida Kahlo’s Love Letters https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/frida-kahlos-love-letters/ Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/frida-kahlos-love-letters/ A stunning collection of love letters written by world-renowned artist Frida Kahlo throughout her life

]]>  ‘I don’t know how to write love letters. But I wanted to tell you that my whole being opened for you. Since I fell in love with you everything is transformed and is full of beauty . . . love is like an aroma, like a current, like rain’ 

Since her death Frida Kahlo has become an iconic cultural figure, renowned for her expressive, highly personal paintings. Her art drew on her often tumultuous private life and while painting was her main form of creative expression, she was also a prolific and moving letter writer.

Though married to fellow artist Diego Rivera for most of her life, they both had numerous affairs, and Frida wrote frequently to her lovers. This book includes a selection of her letters, some of which were also decorated with touching drawings. Many examples are reproduced here in facsimile, together with archival images and a few of her paintings.

As well as those sent to her first love, Alejandro Gomez Arias, and to her husband Diego Rivera, there are letters written to several other people, including Julien Levy, Nickolas Muray and Jose Bartoli. Taken together they create a very intimate portrait of her personal life as well as showing another side to her creativity.

Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book makes the perfect gift for anyone looking for new insights into the life and work of Frida Kahlo or who simply find her an inspiring figure.

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