Frida Folk

From Frida fashion dolls to little clay Friditas, everyone at some point has encountered the souvenirs, images and mementos that keep her alive in popular memory. Frida Folk is a passionate collection and commemoration of these many encounters with her figure through a collection of images from all around the world. Written by Gaby Franger, an academic focusing on intercultural action projects around women’s studies, this book investigates this global phemonenon.

Selling points

• Features photographs from the acclaimed Mexican photographer Rafael Doniz.
• A fascinating account of Mexican and Latin American folk art traditions around the iconising of Frida, mirroring the ways in which her work drew from Mexican folk art traditions.
• A great gift for feminists, art lovers, historians and anyone interested in Fridolatry.