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Mosaic Mural interior and exterior of the former SCE&G building, Columbia SC, Phelps
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Rabon, Bonnie Williams. “Even in Retirement, Rembert inspires many artistic careers.”
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Catharine Rembert, Augusta Wittkowsky: Concentric Circles
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Catharine Rembert, Augusta Wittkowsky: Concentric Circles
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