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Painting of woman in a subway wearing a pink dress and pink mask.
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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: New York City Regional Exhibition

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Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh, National League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company.
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Baseball Cards from the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick

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A painted depiction of the bodhisattva Manjushri against a bright red background, seated crossed legged on a cushion, from the Mandala of Manjuvajra.
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Bodhisattvas of Wisdom, Compassion, and Power

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