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This paper addresses those issues by combining the critical approaches to his work through the study of photographs from his Daughter of Art History series. Employing post-colonial, feminist, and queer theories, three case studies focusing on Morimura’s photographs and the commentary created by them are included. The first case study analyzes Morimura’s Portrait (Futago), in which the artist reimagines Edouard Manet’s famed Olympia, commenting upon many post-colonial and feminist issues. The second case study examines Morimura’s Doublenage (Marcel), a photograph recreating Man Ray’s photograph Marcel Duchamp as Rrose Selavy, focuses on issues such as gender theory and queer theory. The third case study investigates Morimura’s interest in the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, exploring the realm of self-portraiture, gender theory, and the identity crisis that both faced. 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Employing post-colonial, feminist, and queer theories, three case studies focusing on Morimura’s photographs and the commentary created by them are included. The first case study analyzes Morimura’s Portrait (Futago), in which the artist reimagines Edouard Manet’s famed Olympia, commenting upon many post-colonial and feminist issues. The second case study examines Morimura’s Doublenage (Marcel), a photograph recreating Man Ray’s photograph Marcel Duchamp as Rrose Selavy, focuses on issues such as gender theory and queer theory. The third case study investigates Morimura’s interest in the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, exploring the realm of self-portraiture, gender theory, and the identity crisis that both faced. 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