Emily Rapp Black’s new book cuts though self-serving interpretations of disabled bodies like Kahlo’s, which have long emphasized the comfort or pleasure of others.
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A Documentary Rectifies Bill Traylor’s Omission From History
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts works with the scant available details of the artist’s life to tell his story.