Frida Kahlo painted her life and herself again and again. Her paintings are about how it was to be Frida – perhaps one of the 20th century’s greatest artists. In this essay I will focus on her most repeated theme “pain” and examine how the theme is presented in the painting “The Broken Column”. She went through tremendous emotional and physical pain during her lifetime, in which she managed to express through art. In 1925, when she was a young medical student, she was riding a bus that collided
Pioneers on Capitol Hill, 1917-1934 | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives.” Im No Lady; Im a Member of Congress | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives, history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/WIC/Historical-Essays/No-Lady/Introduction/. Victoria and Albert Museum, Online Museum. “Restrictive Flamboyance and the Crinoline Craze: 1830-1860.” Victoria and Albert Museum, Online Museum,
For many decades the trope “like a girl” has been highly analyzed and debated. Starting in 1980 with political philosopher Iris Marion Young’s essay “Throwing Like a Girl” and most recently in the feminine care product company, Always’s “#LikeAGirl” campaign, which debuted during the 2015 Superbowl, this phrase’s origin, usage, and implications have been explored and argued. It is my goal to further unpack this trite expression by discrediting some of the theories proposed in the past as well as
Clothing became more stylized and glamorous for women, men’s clothing lagged in having drastic changes and military outfits became both more protective and more professional (depending on the type of uniform). This is all proven by the contents of this essay and created for a better understanding of how fashion was impacted by the war. To begin, fashion was changed for women because women’s clothing became more stylized and glamorous. During the war there war many governmental