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I paint things because they're beautiful, says New-foundland's Mary Pratt
I paint things because they're beautiful, says New-foundland's Mary Pratt

I paint things because they're beautiful, says New-foundland's Mary Pratt

Date5/3/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: I paint things because they're beautiful, says New-foundland's Mary Pratt. She always called a realist but she's more interested in light. A major exhibition of her workis at the Aggregation Gallery on Front St.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074553F
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