What is a rebus? How did the artist use rebuses in her paintings?

(Margo Humphreys)

A rebus is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words and/or phrases.

She used rebuses to symbolize her family's names or crest. In our modern age now, rebuses are typically used as challenging riddles or puzzles.

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