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Constellation 4
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Busch-Reisinger Museum
Carla Chammas and Judi Roaman New York gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum.
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum Gift of Carla Chammas and Judi Roaman
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