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Only when you are moved by a painting should you buy it. Being moved is what collecting is all about.

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Walter Annenberg
Age: 94 †
Born: 1908
Born: March 13
Died: 2002
Died: October 1
Art Collector
Businessperson
Diplomat
Publisher
Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
Walter H. Annenberg
Walter Hubert Annenberg
Collecting
Moved
Painting

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