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The Canadian painter A. Y. Jackson noted that 'failure of sight' was a tiresome problem. He meant we should be able to look at our work-in-progress as if it were previously unseen.
Robert Genn
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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
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Robert Douglas Genn
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