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Butte was once a grand city. To me, that city is like one big stage for Edward Hopper. You could put your camera anywhere, and you felt you were looking at his paintings.

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Wim Wenders
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Dusseldorf
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Ernst Wilhelm Wenders
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