To add insult to injury, the Irishman was now going to have to stand under the British flag as he was honored for the silver medal, a sign of disrespect that, it turned out, he would not tolerate.

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For such loaded topics, Himid’s work is often filled with humor, her folksy figuration executed in bright, saturated colors.

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