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Always let intuitive perception precede analysis.

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
Walter Bannard
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Intuitive
Analysis
Perception
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Art that wants to be felt does not have the need to be admired.
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