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"title": "The May Show: 24th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen",
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"description": "Long Beach Museum of Art, CA (1/12/2007 - 8/19/2007): \"Painting with Fire: Masters of Enameling in America, 1930-1980\"",
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