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Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
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7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
Currency. Money. Cash. Dollars. Bills. Pile of ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar bills.
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Born September 6, 1912 • Kalocsa • Hungary
Died January 8, 1992 (aged 79) • Paris • France
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Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
David Smith
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Naum Gabo
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Sir Anthony Caro
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Yaacov Agam
Yaacov Agam
Israeli sculptor
Alberto Burri
Italian painter
Seymour Lipton
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Filippo Caffieri
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Lambert-Sigisbert Adam
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Jean-Jacques Caffiéri
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François-Gaspard-Balthasar Adam
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Nicolas-Sébastien Adam
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Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
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Honoré Daumier
Honoré Daumier
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Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
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Constantin Brancusi
Constantin Brancusi
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Niki de Saint Phalle: Tarot Garden
Niki de Saint Phalle
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Jean Arp, c. 1960.
Jean Arp
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