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For an exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts I painted a line of lime through the city with Lud Vandevelde as a connection between the studios and the exhibition space. Halfway we were arrested by the police.
(19 November 1979)

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		Bandleader and composer Duke Edward Kennedy Ellington 29 April 1899 (+) is born in Washington, United States. 24 May 1974 (-) dies of lung cancer and pneumonia in New York City, United States.
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