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Born November 9, 1924 • Zürich • Switzerland
Died September 9, 2019 (aged 94) • Canada
Notable Works “Cocksucker Blues” • “Pull My Daisy”
Subjects Of Study “Don’t Blink—Robert Frank” • “Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank”

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