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Of course I was wearing make-up, I never went anywhere without red lipstick for 25 years! It was a form of self-preservation for me to continue to wear lipstick even though my face was broken.
Nan Goldin
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Nan Goldin
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 12
Photographer
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Washington
District of Columbia
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