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I never really separated painting and literature.

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Cy Twombly
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 25
Died: 2011
Died: July 5
Draftsperson
Drawer
Painter
Photographer
Printmaker
Sculptor
Lexington
Virginia
Edwin Parker Twombly
Edwin Parker Cy Twombly
Jr.
Edwin Parker
Jr. Twombly
Edwin Parker Twobly
Edwin Parker Twombly Jnr
Literature
Really
Never
Separated
Painting

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