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3 picks · 1925–1930

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Painter in Town
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Personality of French artist. Studied to be a lawyer and then began to paint. His first picture was a study of law books. His early pictures were all …

Profiles "Poet's Progress"
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Profile of Harry Kemp, poet and writer. Upton Sinclair, writer, came thru town one day and University permitted him to speak to selected few, at Kemp's…

A GENIUS WHO MADE ART INTO BIG BUSINESS
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PROFILE of Walter L. Clark, head of Grand Central Gallery. Started gallery telling artists they need pay only 10% on pictures sold instead of 40 or 60% …