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Known for some of the most surreal and symbolic paintings, Frida Kahlo was no stranger to depicting themes of self-identity, mental health and the human…
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Frida Kahlo was a brilliant artist whose evocative, surreal images remain well-known and popular today, but she was also a woman who spent her life…
![The Suicide of Dorothy Hale](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/11/wVlfnlTbRtK8eGvbnBZI_VolkanOlmez_005-_-Unsplash-Cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
‘The Suicide of Dorothy Hale’ is considered one of the most controversial paintings by renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The piece depicts the suicide of…