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My art career actually began under the kitchen table. My mother wanted to get me out of her hair while she cooked, so she laid out some paper and pencils on the floor under the kitchen table.
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
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A. S. Tobey
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