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The New York action painters want their pictures to jump off the walls and chase you down the street.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Action
Jump
Walls
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Pictures
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York
Streets
Painters
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Chase

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