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When realistic images or patterns are seen in an abstract painting, they are often parallels brought about by processes in painting which echo processes in nature.
Walter Darby Bannard
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Walter Darby Bannard
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: January 1
Died: 2016
Died: October 2
Painter
Printmaker
New Haven
Connecticut
Darby Bannard
W. Darby Bannard
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