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"title": "Rufino Tamayo: Del Reflejo al Sue\u00f1o, 1920-1950",
"description": "Rufino Tamayo: Del Reflejo al Sue\u00f1o, 1920-1950. Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, A.C. (organizer) (October 12, 1995-January 21, 1996).",
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"title": "Aaron Copeland's America",
"description": "Aaron Copeland's America. Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, Long Island, NY (organizer) (November 4, 2000-January 21, 2001).",
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"id": 373919,
"title": "A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America",
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"opening_date": "2020-03-08T05:00:00"
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"description": "The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970. Bronx Museum of the Arts (September 29, 1988 - January 29, 1989); El Paso Museum of Art (February 27 - April 23, 1989).",
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"description": "Rufino Tamayo created this early self-portrait during a period spent living in New York. The drawing presents the young artist's face from a close-up perspective with a direct gaze meant to convey intensity and focus.",
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"citation": "Tibol, Raquel. Rufino Tamayo: Del Reflejo al Sue\u00f1o, 1920-1950. Exh. Cat. Mexico City: Fundacion Cultural Televisa, 1995.",
"page_number": "Mentioned: p. 18; Reproduced: p. 19, no. 11",
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"citation": "Levin, Gail and Judith Tick. Aaron Copland's America: A Cultural Perspective. Exh. Cat. Huntington, NY: Heckscher Museum of Art, 2000.",
"page_number": "Mentioned: p. 43",
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"citation": "Du Pont, Diana C., ed. Tamayo: A Modern Icon Reinterpreted. Exh. Cat. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2007.",
"page_number": "Mentioned: p. 55, 64; Reproduced: p. 54",
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"citation": "Ramos, E. Carmen. Tamayo: The New York Years. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2017.",
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