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Every artist wants his work to be permanent. But what is? The Aswan Dam covered some of the greatest art in the world. Venice is sinking. Great books and pictures were lost in the Florence floods. In the meantime we still enjoy butterflies.

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Romare Bearden
Age: 76 †
Born: 1911
Born: September 2
Died: 1988
Died: March 12
Artist
Collagist
Drawer
Painter
Visual Artist
Writer
Charlotte
North Carolina
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