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Who were the two individuals that ignited modernism in Brazil?
Why did Tarsila think she had to distance herself from the classicist perspective she had learnt during her first years in Paris?
Which "ranks" did Tarsila enlist in and why?
Why did she distance herself from cubism?
Did she participate in the Week of Modern Art in Sao Paulo in 1922?
Who was the Group of Five?
Why was her relationship with the Parisian artistic circle meaningful?
What does the figure of the black woman represent in A Negra?
How does she manage to pay attention to the figure in her painting?
Why did she deform her breast?
What does her expression mean to you?
How did this painting influence the Parisian avant-garde?
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