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I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze.
Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
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Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
Age: 88 †
Born: 1899
Born: September 23
Died: 1988
Died: April 17
Draftsperson
Painter
Printmaker
Sculptor
Pereiaslavl
Louise B. Nevelson
Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
Louise Berliawsky
Leike Berliawsky
Louise née Berliawsky
Louise nee Berliawsky
Leah Berliawsky
Tickle
Bronze
Stones
Waste
Reason
Time
Polishing
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