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I bought this book as a supplimental text for my 20th century art history class and im so glad i did. The 20th century by jurgen tesch, eckhard hollmann online at alibris. The company is based in london and new york city, with additional offices in paris and berlin. Im an art fan, and im a fan of phaidon s art book series. The hardcover of the 20thcentury world architecture. Aslesons book gives moore his rightful place as an artist whose artistic goals in.
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