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        "tombstone": "Self-Portrait, c. 1930. Raphael Soyer (American, born Russia, 1899\u20131987). Oil on canvas; framed: 61.6 x 54.4 x 7.7 cm (24 1/4 x 21 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.); unframed: 43.2 x 35.5 cm (17 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lewis C. Williams, 1977.165. \u00a9 Estate of Raphael Soyer, courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York",
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        "title": "Self-Portrait",
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        "copyright": "\u00a9 Estate of Raphael Soyer, courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York",
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                "inscription": "Signed upper left corner: Raphael/Soyer",
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                    "id": 302666,
                    "title": "Year in Review: 1977",
                    "description": "<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).",
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        "did_you_know": "Raphael Soyer died from cancer at the age of 87.",
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        "description": "When he was 12 years old, Raphael Soyer immigrated to the United States with his family, who were ordered to leave their home in the Russian Empire due to antisemitic persecution. Later, he became an artist interested in recording the people and activities amid the Jewish neighborhood in New York City where he lived. He also produced dozens of self-portraits characterized by their frank honesty. In this example, he presents himself unshaven, with circles under his eyes, and a cigarette dangling from his lips.",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:50:55.949000"
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