The Self Portrait
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Poster:
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Ruth Olivar Mil
(see this users gallery)
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Views:
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1900
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Date:
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Wed Jun 18, 2008
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Filesize:
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38.5k, 344.9k
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Dimensions:
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469 x 639
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Description:
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First her breast where removed. Looking in the mirror was torture. Then it was her waist length Hair. It fell out in clumps from her head. The smell of the chemo lingered in the shower. She was frighted. That night she layed in the nice crisp sheets next to her husband, alittle embaressed. The smell lingered on her skin. She feel as sleep and assured herself it was only a deam, one that she could control if she wanted too. So as she flew the music started and she danced with calacas pranching around her. singing" La Vida no Vale nada" and Smokies "The Tracks of My tears"...it's only a dream she told herself. Until she woke up with her long hair in her mouth.
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Keywords:
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Cancer, art, chicana, hispanic art by Ruth Olivar Millan
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