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Photography and writing are marvelous distractions from painting. I might even have found movies more interesting than photography. I tried it a bit, but not enough.

Jacques-Henri Lartigue

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Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Age: 92 †
Born: 1894
Born: June 13
Died: 1986
Died: September 12
Painter
Photographer
Montalon
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Bits
Interesting
Distractions
Found
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Marvelous
Enough
Photography
Writing
Tried
Even
Painting
Movies

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