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book. Reed's job was doing the mixing for the plates. The plates were given to Reed and his job was to take the colors and mix them in silkscreen ink and to record the color recipes. Albers would come in regularly and say "Yes" and "No" keeping tabs on Reed's work. The recipes would then go to the
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African-American to be so appointed in the School's then 145 year history. In his artwork, Reed is known for his geometric abstraction and
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