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Artists have a variety of methods to make their mark. Every Friday we will share a photograph of an #ArtistInAction. Marjane Satrapi (b. 1969) is an Iranian comic artist best known for her autobiographical graphic novel “Persepolis,” which won worldwide acclaim for its groundbreaking storytelling. The two-part story chronicles her experiences as a child through young adulthood in Tehran. Satrapi’s family were politically active Marxists and were targeted by the Muslim fundamentalists who took power after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. While in prison, Satrapi’s uncle told her: “Our family memory must not be lost. Even though it’s not easy for you, even if you don’t understand it all.” Satrapi decided to tell her story through black and white comics with a candid voice that helps illuminate life in Iran through a personal lens. “...I had to create it from a very personal point of view, otherwise it would be this boring, anonymous person…. As soon as you start to talk about a nation, what...

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