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Art is a guarantee of sanity. That is the most important thing I have said.
Louise Bourgeois
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Louise Bourgeois
Age: 98 †
Born: 1911
Born: January 1
Died: 2010
Died: January 1
Artist
Drawer
Engraver
Illustrator
Installation Artist
Jewelry Designer
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Printmaker
Sculptor
Visual Artist
Paris
France
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