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Craft' gets a bad rap. Mediocre art is not caused by craft it is caused by artists. Good art employs whatever craft works best.
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
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