Marcel Sternberger and his wife, Ilse, traveled to Mexico in 1951 to photograph President Miguel Aleman Valdes, as well as other notable politicians and businessmen. However, the most interesting moment happened when they befriended two radical Communists: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Later, Sternberger photographed with his characteristic style, which was a unique combination of psychological and photographic techniques.
"Although Sternberger almost always established good relations with all its models and came to correspond with some of the most famous personalities of the time, had a special bond with Frida and Diego," said Jacob Loewentheil, author of The Psychological Portrait, a new Rizzoli monograph published 206 photographs of important people, including those found Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud and George Bernard Shaw.
"The Sternberger spent five years traveling from New York, where they lived, the Blue House." Sternberger was important to develop a close relationship with their models, many of whom were Jews, like him. According Loewentheil, this (and part of communist theory) could have been what influenced the connection was established between him, his wife, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, who claimed to have a Jewish heritage, although that is belied time .
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo with her dog Mexico, 1952 Credit Portrait of Sternberger, courtesy of Frida Kahlo Corporation
In the portraits of Sternberger, you can see Rivera grimacing. As stated in a taped conversation in 1952 between Rivera and Sternberger, who Loewentheil could hear, the painter used to do those faces in the mirror to study the muscles and facial features.
"Diego makes a lot of grins and imitates characters in his photographs," says Loewentheil. "In some he looks with his eyes; He tries to imitate a Buddha and another says that identifies some of the prehispanic god of wind in his portrait. "
Frida Kahlo looks very brash. Despite his serious back injury, with whom he struggled since 1925, we see her sitting up straight, almost emphasizing its stance with long earrings and headdress of flowers.
"She wanted to be presented with a stately porte" says Loewentheil. "Considering that I had serious back injuries due to an accident tram during childhood that fell on the bed for much of his life, I think I always wanted to show up straight, as if to prove he could stand alone."
Diego Rivera and a child who is believed to be his grandson Mexico, 1952 Credit Portrait of Sternberger, courtesy of Frida Kahlo Corporation
There are no records of what said Frida Kahlo's portraits, but the recorded conversation shows the view Rivera. "First of all, I think nobody had taken me some photographs most accomplished these for the first time see me as I am, that part of me in portraits, most of my psychology, my way of being dreamy behind I put that mask all the time, in everyday life, "he told Sternberger.
Although the draft Sternberger was forgotten after his death in a car accident while returning to New York from Mexico, in 1956, its psychological and photographic methods are detailed in a posthumous manuscript that was never published.
The Psychological Portrait includes fragments of the manuscript that describes the precise instructions photographer. Sternberger believed that every good portraitist should have ten attributes, such as: "a good education in order to share the greatest number of interests with your models."
"Sharing knowledge on issues of importance for their models was the means by which he was involved in a conversation," explains Loewentheil. "Once the models were absorbed in the conversation, Sternberger availed himself of that involvement to evoke inner emotions and produce the unique portraits that were his hallmark."
It is difficult to know exactly what they talked about Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Marcel Sternberger. But Loewentheil believes the photographer was able to capture the emotional bond between the famous couple who long has been overshadowed by tales of his stormy relationship.
"I think in the portraits of Diego and Frida follows that, for marriage Sternberger, the couple wanted," says Loewentheil and adds: "There are some very beautiful intimate moments detailed in the book. The historical narrative that had often limited by the need to be brief. Biographers of the couple may emphasize one side of their relationship, but the truth was more complex. "
"Although Sternberger almost always established good relations with all its models and came to correspond with some of the most famous personalities of the time, had a special bond with Frida and Diego," said Jacob Loewentheil, author of The Psychological Portrait, a new Rizzoli monograph published 206 photographs of important people, including those found Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud and George Bernard Shaw.
"The Sternberger spent five years traveling from New York, where they lived, the Blue House." Sternberger was important to develop a close relationship with their models, many of whom were Jews, like him. According Loewentheil, this (and part of communist theory) could have been what influenced the connection was established between him, his wife, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, who claimed to have a Jewish heritage, although that is belied time .
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo with her dog Mexico, 1952 Credit Portrait of Sternberger, courtesy of Frida Kahlo Corporation
In the portraits of Sternberger, you can see Rivera grimacing. As stated in a taped conversation in 1952 between Rivera and Sternberger, who Loewentheil could hear, the painter used to do those faces in the mirror to study the muscles and facial features.
"Diego makes a lot of grins and imitates characters in his photographs," says Loewentheil. "In some he looks with his eyes; He tries to imitate a Buddha and another says that identifies some of the prehispanic god of wind in his portrait. "
Frida Kahlo looks very brash. Despite his serious back injury, with whom he struggled since 1925, we see her sitting up straight, almost emphasizing its stance with long earrings and headdress of flowers.
"She wanted to be presented with a stately porte" says Loewentheil. "Considering that I had serious back injuries due to an accident tram during childhood that fell on the bed for much of his life, I think I always wanted to show up straight, as if to prove he could stand alone."
Diego Rivera and a child who is believed to be his grandson Mexico, 1952 Credit Portrait of Sternberger, courtesy of Frida Kahlo Corporation
There are no records of what said Frida Kahlo's portraits, but the recorded conversation shows the view Rivera. "First of all, I think nobody had taken me some photographs most accomplished these for the first time see me as I am, that part of me in portraits, most of my psychology, my way of being dreamy behind I put that mask all the time, in everyday life, "he told Sternberger.
Although the draft Sternberger was forgotten after his death in a car accident while returning to New York from Mexico, in 1956, its psychological and photographic methods are detailed in a posthumous manuscript that was never published.
The Psychological Portrait includes fragments of the manuscript that describes the precise instructions photographer. Sternberger believed that every good portraitist should have ten attributes, such as: "a good education in order to share the greatest number of interests with your models."
"Sharing knowledge on issues of importance for their models was the means by which he was involved in a conversation," explains Loewentheil. "Once the models were absorbed in the conversation, Sternberger availed himself of that involvement to evoke inner emotions and produce the unique portraits that were his hallmark."
It is difficult to know exactly what they talked about Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Marcel Sternberger. But Loewentheil believes the photographer was able to capture the emotional bond between the famous couple who long has been overshadowed by tales of his stormy relationship.
"I think in the portraits of Diego and Frida follows that, for marriage Sternberger, the couple wanted," says Loewentheil and adds: "There are some very beautiful intimate moments detailed in the book. The historical narrative that had often limited by the need to be brief. Biographers of the couple may emphasize one side of their relationship, but the truth was more complex. "
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