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I have, at times, been absorbed in my work to the point of complete self-oblivion. Once I worked for thirty-six hours without a break - to complete exhaustion and while I was in the middle of it I didn't even notice.

Alton Tobey

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Alton Tobey
Age: 90 †
Born: 1914
Born: November 5
Died: 2005
Died: January 4
Painter
Middletown
Connecticut
Alton S
Tobey
A. S. Tobey
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