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The modern scene in decoration is not a unified or controlled one. The unified control of the arts during the reign of Louis XIV no longer exists today the designer is free to achieve a wider variety and more personal approach to the interior.

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Van Day Truex
Age: 75 †
Born: 1904
Born: March 15
Died: 1979
Died: April 29
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