Gisèle Freund: In the Oh-So-Distant South

Classic portraits of Spanish and Latin American icons from Borges to Kahlo

This hardcover volume presents more than 100 images from a unique part of German-born French photographer Gis le Freund's (1908-2000) oeuvre: her portraits of Spanish and Latin American personalities, intellectuals, writers and artists. These photographs follow Freund's life journey, from her beginnings in Paris, through her period of exile in Argentina, her stays in Uruguay, Chile and Mexico, to her final stage back in Europe. During her time in these places, Freund took photographs of important personalities such as Julio Cort zar, Pablo Neruda, Nicol s Guill n, Octavio Paz, Alejo Carpentier, Vicente Huidobro, Jorge Luis Borges, Norah Borges, Guillermo de Torre, Eva Per n, Victoria Ocampo, Ang lica Ocampo, Mar a Rosa Oliver, Joaqu n Torres Garc a, Roberto Matta, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Jos Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros, among others. Alongside these portraits are her photographs of the Latin American landscape.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8417769862
• ISBN13: 9788417769864
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: La Fabrica
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.7"