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    reflected the unfair treatment that endured. Though not too much feminist art was produced at this time it did pave way for activism. Frida Kahlo was a female painter who was well known for depicting feminist themes in her paintings. Some of her paintings exposed unhealthy marriages, domestic violence, and the effects they had. Though she didn’t have a feminist intent, Kahlo became a representative for the feminist movement, and many of her paintings were used as

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    For this assignment I decided to choose this piece of art work because Frida Kahlo is one of my favorite artists of all times. Her art work always spoke to me in many ways. Through her paintings she is letting us feel and acknowledge her experience’s and struggles. While visiting the museum one of my favorite parts was being able to see most of her famous paintings face to face. Being able to see those paintings so close made me admired her work even more. B) In this painting the artist uses

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