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Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.

Robert Henri

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Robert Henri
Age: 64 †
Born: 1865
Born: June 24
Died: 1929
Died: July 12
Artist
Painter
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Robert Henry Cozad
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