The 2002 feature film Frida was based on Herrera's Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo. Frida has been translated into eight languages. Contributor to periodicals, including Art in America, Art Forum, Connoisseur, and New York Times. Johnston, The Gallery (Boston, MA), 1985 Natural Histories: Mary Frank's Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, DeCordova and Dana Museum (Lincoln, MA), 1988 and Views from Abroad: European Perspectives on American Art, edited by Rudi Fuchs and Adam D. Contributor to books, including Joyce Kozloff, Visionary Ornament: Boston University Art Gallery, February 20-April 6, 1986, by Patricia A. Abrams (New York, NY), 2005.Īuthor of foreword to Frida: Bringing Frida Kahlo's Life and Art to Film (illustrated screenplay), Newmarket Press (New York, NY), 2002. Joan Snyder, essay by Jenni Sorkin, introduction by Norman L. Matisse: A Portrait, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1993.Īrshile Gorky: His Life and Work, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 2003. Abrams (New York, NY), 1990.įrida Kahlo: The Paintings, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1991.

WRITINGS:įrida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo, Harper & Row (New York, NY), 1983, reprinted, HarperPerennial (New York, NY), 2003.

Pulitzer Prize nomination, 2004, for Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work Guggenheim fellowship. New York University, New York, NY, former teacher of Latin American art has also worked as an art exhibit curator. Education: Princeton University, Ph.D., 1981. Born in Boston, MA daughter of a painter divorced.

Frida by Hayden Herrera