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Art is the ability to separate the significant from the insignificant.

Poul Henningsen

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Poul Henningsen
Age: 72 †
Born: 1894
Born: September 9
Died: 1967
Died: January 31
Architect
Autobiographer
Designer
Film Director
Journalist
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Paul Henningsen
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