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It is a great privilege to be able to work with, and I suppose work off, my feelings through sculpture.
Louise Bourgeois
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Louise Bourgeois
Age: 98 †
Born: 1911
Born: January 1
Died: 2010
Died: January 1
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Drawer
Engraver
Illustrator
Installation Artist
Jewelry Designer
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France
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