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Howard Pyle (1853-1911), The Nation Makers (detail), ca. 1902, oil on canvas, 40 ¼ x 26 in. Brandywine Museum of Art, Purchased through a grant from the Mabel Pew Myrin Trust, 1984.
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Opening Ceremony
April 19, 2017
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