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There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body.

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Robert Henri
Age: 64 †
Born: 1865
Born: June 24
Died: 1929
Died: July 12
Artist
Painter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Earle Henri
Robert Henry Cozad
Robert Earl Henri
Henri
Robert Cozad Henri
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Universe
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The fun of living is that we have to make ourselves, after all.
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