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Orchids and Rocks
View through Harvard Museums
Department of Asian Art
Kyle Edward Wilson Jr. Alvin Texas (by 1968-2002) estate sale; to Harvard University Art Museums 2003.
Footnote:
1. Kyle Edward Wilson Jr. (1931-2002)
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of David Berg Esq. by exchange
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