 She rejected the increased abstraction Smith advocated, as evidenced in her "Life on the Farm" series of drawings.Some interpret this series as a simple representation of idyllic American farm life but others see it as a commentary on American social life through a Marxist lens.Although the messages of her "Life on the Farm" series may not be crystal clear, it was evident that during the late 1940s, Dehner underwent serious mental turmoil.