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        "description": "The skeletal face at the center of <em>Spirit</em> represents the artist, combined with imagery that inspires him. The horizontal lines that cross the face refer to patterns of Polynesian scarification, a type of body modification, which the artist encountered through sculpture. <em>Spirit</em>\u2019s red background signifies blood, which for Davis is an expression of vitality, crucial to the life force he associates with this work. Alongside his artistic practice, Dexter Davis has served as a gallery guard at the Cleveland Museum of Art since 1991.",
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