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Also Known As Florence Knoll Bassett • Florence Marguerite Schust
Born May 24, 1917 • Saginaw • Michigan
Died January 25, 2019 (aged 101) • Coral Gables • Florida
Awards And Honors National Medal of Arts (2002)

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