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                    "id": 301685,
                    "title": "Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings",
                    "description": "<i>Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 25-October 10, 1960).",
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                {
                    "id": 309656,
                    "title": "Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts",
                    "description": "<i>Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 8, 1983-June 3, 1984).",
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                {
                    "id": 203083,
                    "title": "The Flowering of the Botanical Print",
                    "description": "<i>The Flowering of the Botanical Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-July 3, 2016).",
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        "description": "Crayon manner etching was invented in the 18th century to simulate the texture of chalk drawings, which were very popular at the time. A tool with toothed points of varying thicknesses set at irregular intervals and angles (<em>mattoir</em>) imitated the random character of grains of chalk on textured paper. <em>Etudes de fleurs d\u2019apr\u00e8s nature</em> demonstrates how prints propagated floral designs that could be used in the applied arts. Artisans designing textiles or decorating furniture, for instance, were inspired by the compositions found on prints.",
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