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Artist Phoebe Cummings
Introduction to 'Swept Away: Ashes, Dust and Dirt'
Artslife 2011
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Swept Away Audio Tour (click to download)
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Part of the exhibition Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design.

Featuring user-contributed content inspired by Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities.

From the exhibition Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle.

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