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If one says “Red” (the name of a color) and there are 50 people listening, it can be expected that there will be 50 reds in their minds. And one can be sure that all these reds will be very different.
Josef Albers
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Josef Albers
Age: 88 †
Born: 1888
Born: March 19
Died: 1976
Died: March 25
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