Frida & Diego

Reviewed by: Shirley LaBranche - Maplestone School, Acton, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 8, 2014

Review

Frida & Diego is both a beautiful and informative book. The opening page of each chapter is done in bright red and all chapters contain photos to illustrate the time period covered. There are ten chapters that cover the lives of Frida and Diego and tell the stories of how and when their lives intersected. The information is thorough and accessible. The book then has an extensive and satisfying 38 pages of resources. The first section is titled Paintings of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. In this section the reader finds a list of museums in Mexico and the United States that have the paintings with a note that many are available to see on line. The next two sections are devoted to photos of the paintings - one section for each of the artists. The paintings are followed by a detailed timeline. We then come to the notes, bibliography and index. Highly recommended.

Overall Book Score: excellent