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Modigliani

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First name: Amedeo
Italian, 1884-1920 (age 35)
LR painting: Reclining nude, 1917

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Egyptian cat god - purview, mother & sister (husband and daughter a bonus)

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Bastet
Protection, pleasure, bringer of good health
Mother: Ra
Sister: Sekhmet
Husband: Ptah
Daughter: Mihos

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“The Ferry”

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Elton Bennett
1910-1974 (age 64)
Born Cosmopolis, WA
Died in commercial plane crash

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Indian Goddess Statuette

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Saraswati / Sarasvati
Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, flowing water, abundance and wealth, art, speech, wisdom, and learning
Also revered in Jainism & Buddhism

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The Tridevi

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“Three Goddesses”; trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati

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Bird painting

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William Park
Portland artist

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Artist Paulina…

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Paulina Archambault
Poland, Germany, BA in Hamberg
Moved to US in 2016

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Glass sculpture

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Water Brothers, 2020
Stephen Adams

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Egyptian god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld (name & appearance)

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Anubis, canine head

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Billie Holiday: birth/death, first hit, prominent decades, albums

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1915 - 1959 (44)
Mainstream success in 30s & 40s
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (single), 1935
Summertime (single), 1936
Strange Fruit (single), 1939
Billie Holiday Sings, 1952

Lady in Satin, 1958
Final Recording, 1959

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