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Usually going places makes me feel optimistic. And I'm a hillbilly, so heading to the countryside made sense a number of ways.

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Jenny Holzer
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 29
Artist
Conceptual Artist
Drawer
Painter
Sculptor
Visual Artist
Gallipolis
Ohio
G'eni Holtser
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