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Subject matter must be normal in the sense that it does not appear sought after so much as simply happening to one.

Fairfield Porter

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Fairfield Porter
Age: 67 †
Born: 1907
Born: January 1
Died: 1975
Died: January 1
Journalist
Painter
Printmaker
Winnetka
Illinois
Simply
Sense
Sought
Doe
Appear
Matter
Happenings
Must
Happening
Much
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Subjects
Normal

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