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Spatial Poem No. 1: Word Event
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Barbara Moore Bound/Unbound New York New York partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums June 28 2005.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Barbara and Peter Moore Fluxus Collection Margaret Fisher Fund and gift of Barbara Moore/Bound & Unbound
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