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Art and a City: A History of the
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Cashwan created two prominent sculptures at the 1966
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348:"Samuel Cashwan; Legacy of the WPA"
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480:"Claire, MI New Deal Art"
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410:"Remembering Building 70"
323:"Samuel Cashwan | Artist"
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