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AP041.S1
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This series documents Melvin Charney's artistic, architecture and design projects from 1950 to 2012. It includes material related to his installations, architectural projects, his artworks and photographic projects. This series contains over 70 projects, including Charney's proposal for the Canadian government pavilion for the Japan world exposition, in Osaka, in 1967, his design for the Canadian tribute to human rights, in Ottawa, in 1986-1987, his installation Les maison de la rue Sherbrooke presented during the Corridart in 1976 for the Montréal Summer Olympics and Un dictionnaire presented, amongts others, at the 7th Venice Biennale in 2000. The series drawings and sketches, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings as well as some his mixed media artworks. It also contains some photographs including photographs of the installations design by Charney, reference photographs, textual documents, such as notes, rapports and proposals, correspondence and reference materials.
AP041.S1
Description:
This series documents Melvin Charney's artistic, architecture and design projects from 1950 to 2012. It includes material related to his installations, architectural projects, his artworks and photographic projects. This series contains over 70 projects, including Charney's proposal for the Canadian government pavilion for the Japan world exposition, in Osaka, in 1967, his design for the Canadian tribute to human rights, in Ottawa, in 1986-1987, his installation Les maison de la rue Sherbrooke presented during the Corridart in 1976 for the Montréal Summer Olympics and Un dictionnaire presented, amongts others, at the 7th Venice Biennale in 2000. The series drawings and sketches, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings as well as some his mixed media artworks. It also contains some photographs including photographs of the installations design by Charney, reference photographs, textual documents, such as notes, rapports and proposals, correspondence and reference materials.
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1955-2012
1955-2012
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AP041.S1
Description:
This series documents Melvin Charney's artistic, architecture and design projects from 1950 to 2012. It includes material related to his installations, architectural projects, his artworks and photographic projects. This series contains over 70 projects, including Charney's proposal for the Canadian government pavilion for the Japan world exposition, in Osaka, in 1967, his design for the Canadian tribute to human rights, in Ottawa, in 1986-1987, his installation Les maison de la rue Sherbrooke presented during the Corridart in 1976 for the Montréal Summer Olympics and Un dictionnaire presented, amongts others, at the 7th Venice Biennale in 2000. The series drawings and sketches, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings as well as some his mixed media artworks. It also contains some photographs including photographs of the installations design by Charney, reference photographs, textual documents, such as notes, rapports and proposals, correspondence and reference materials.
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AP041.S1
Description:
This series documents Melvin Charney's artistic, architecture and design projects from 1950 to 2012. It includes material related to his installations, architectural projects, his artworks and photographic projects. This series contains over 70 projects, including Charney's proposal for the Canadian government pavilion for the Japan world exposition, in Osaka, in 1967, his design for the Canadian tribute to human rights, in Ottawa, in 1986-1987, his installation Les maison de la rue Sherbrooke presented during the Corridart in 1976 for the Montréal Summer Olympics and Un dictionnaire presented, amongts others, at the 7th Venice Biennale in 2000. The series drawings and sketches, such as conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings as well as some his mixed media artworks. It also contains some photographs including photographs of the installations design by Charney, reference photographs, textual documents, such as notes, rapports and proposals, correspondence and reference materials.
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1955-2012
1955-2012
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research
research
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Visiting Scholars 2012
Visiting Scholars 2012
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Elke Krasny, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria Topic: Shim-Sutcliffe: Crafting Architecture. A Monograph as Critical Reflection Shannon Mattern, The New School, New York, United States Topic: Urban Media Archaeology. Communication Infrastructure and Material Cities Manfredo Nicolis di Robilant, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Topic: Utility versus(...)
Elke Krasny, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria Topic: Shim-Sutcliffe: Crafting Architecture. A Monograph as Critical Reflection Shannon Mattern, The New School, New York, United States Topic: Urban Media Archaeology. Communication Infrastructure and Material Cities Manfredo Nicolis di Robilant, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Topic: Utility versus(...)
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2 April 2012 to 31 August 2012
2 April 2012 to 31 August 2012
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Visiting Scholars 2012
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Elke Krasny, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria Topic: Shim-Sutcliffe: Crafting Architecture. A Monograph as Critical Reflection Shannon Mattern, The New School, New York, United States Topic: Urban Media Archaeology. Communication Infrastructure and Material Cities Manfredo Nicolis di Robilant, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Topic: Utility versus(...)
Visiting Scholars 2012
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Elke Krasny, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria Topic: Shim-Sutcliffe: Crafting Architecture. A Monograph as Critical Reflection Shannon Mattern, The New School, New York, United States Topic: Urban Media Archaeology. Communication Infrastructure and Material Cities Manfredo Nicolis di Robilant, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Topic: Utility versus(...)
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research
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2 April 2012 to
31 August 2012
2 April 2012 to
31 August 2012
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events
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Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
Revolution on a Human Scale: Photography and Vkhutemas
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
Revolution on a Human Scale: Photography and Vkhutemas
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Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
Date:
29 June 2017, 6pm
29 June 2017, 6pm
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Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
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Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Aglaya Glebova
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Visiting Scholar Aglaya Glebova presents her research: Vkhutemas, or Higher Art and Technical Studios, was a state-funded institute that sought to prepare a new generation of revolutionary artists and architects for the construction of a properly Soviet modernity. Dissolved under political pressure in 1930, the school never had a dedicated department of photography, but(...)
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events
events
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29 June 2017
6pm
29 June 2017
6pm
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Shaughnessy House
Shaughnessy House
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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Melvin Charney fonds
Melvin Charney fonds
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AP041
Synopsis:
The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
AP041
Synopsis:
The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
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1947-2012
1947-2012
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Melvin Charney fonds
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AP041
Synopsis:
The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
Melvin Charney fonds
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AP041
Synopsis:
The Melvin Charney fonds documents Charney's career from the 1950s to the 2012 over 70 architectural and artistics projects, records related to exhibitions he designed, exhibition in which his projects were presented, his teaching activities, and his writings. The fonds contains a considerable amount of textual records, architectural drawings, photographic materials, some models, and a small number of artefacts related to his projects.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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1947-2012
1947-2012
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AP018.S2.020
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These materials include interviews with the media, promotional recordings on the firm and projects and recordings whose contents are unknown. The most notable recording in the materials is a phone call between sculptor Henry Moore and John Cresswell Parkin (see ARCH 281661 in this file). All materials have been described without playback.
AP018.S2.020
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These materials include interviews with the media, promotional recordings on the firm and projects and recordings whose contents are unknown. The most notable recording in the materials is a phone call between sculptor Henry Moore and John Cresswell Parkin (see ARCH 281661 in this file). All materials have been described without playback.
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Date:
1960-1980
1960-1980
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Promotional audiovisual materials and other recordings
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AP018.S2.020
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These materials include interviews with the media, promotional recordings on the firm and projects and recordings whose contents are unknown. The most notable recording in the materials is a phone call between sculptor Henry Moore and John Cresswell Parkin (see ARCH 281661 in this file). All materials have been described without playback.
Promotional audiovisual materials and other recordings
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AP018.S2.020
Description:
These materials include interviews with the media, promotional recordings on the firm and projects and recordings whose contents are unknown. The most notable recording in the materials is a phone call between sculptor Henry Moore and John Cresswell Parkin (see ARCH 281661 in this file). All materials have been described without playback.
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1960-1980
1960-1980
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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After a period of decline, the architectural model gained new prominence when it became a popular tool for design education and practice in the early twentieth century. This revival is usually associated with the turn towards objectivity and the search for expressive means to communicate ideas in three dimensions—but how was the model transformed in the age of its(...)
After a period of decline, the architectural model gained new prominence when it became a popular tool for design education and practice in the early twentieth century. This revival is usually associated with the turn towards objectivity and the search for expressive means to communicate ideas in three dimensions—but how was the model transformed in the age of its(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
22 September 2011 to 8 January 2012
22 September 2011 to 8 January 2012
Title:
Modernism in Miniature: Points of View
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After a period of decline, the architectural model gained new prominence when it became a popular tool for design education and practice in the early twentieth century. This revival is usually associated with the turn towards objectivity and the search for expressive means to communicate ideas in three dimensions—but how was the model transformed in the age of its(...)
Modernism in Miniature: Points of View
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After a period of decline, the architectural model gained new prominence when it became a popular tool for design education and practice in the early twentieth century. This revival is usually associated with the turn towards objectivity and the search for expressive means to communicate ideas in three dimensions—but how was the model transformed in the age of its(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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22 September 2011 to
8 January 2012
22 September 2011 to
8 January 2012
Location:
Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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born digital
born digital
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ARCH280050
Description:
Label on post-it: "Diagrams; Reiser + Umemoto; Disk 6 of 9". Annotations on original physical media: "Zip #2; midtown eps; regional map eps; link eps; act eps; slided". File formats: unidentified file format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Quark Xpress Data File. Empty files and directories were deleted from the extracted files.
ARCH280050
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Label on post-it: "Diagrams; Reiser + Umemoto; Disk 6 of 9". Annotations on original physical media: "Zip #2; midtown eps; regional map eps; link eps; act eps; slided". File formats: unidentified file format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Quark Xpress Data File. Empty files and directories were deleted from the extracted files.
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1999
1999
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Presentation materials for the IFCCA competition, Zip disk (6/9), 100 MB
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ARCH280050
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Label on post-it: "Diagrams; Reiser + Umemoto; Disk 6 of 9". Annotations on original physical media: "Zip #2; midtown eps; regional map eps; link eps; act eps; slided". File formats: unidentified file format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Quark Xpress Data File. Empty files and directories were deleted from the extracted files.
Presentation materials for the IFCCA competition, Zip disk (6/9), 100 MB
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ARCH280050
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Label on post-it: "Diagrams; Reiser + Umemoto; Disk 6 of 9". Annotations on original physical media: "Zip #2; midtown eps; regional map eps; link eps; act eps; slided". File formats: unidentified file format, Encapsulated PostScript File Format, Quark Xpress Data File. Empty files and directories were deleted from the extracted files.
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born digital
born digital
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1999
1999
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born digital
born digital
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Design development of the Dunescape project, MoMA PS1, New York, SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli
Design development of the Dunescape project, MoMA PS1, New York, SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli
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ARCH279760
Description:
Labelled: "4/27/00 SHOP PS1". Most common files formats: Adobe PostScript Font Metrics files, Adobe Printer Font Binary, Tagged Image File Format. This piece of digital storage media is accompanied by a printed letter by Richard Garber addressed to Cythia Davidson listing the disk's contents and printed copies of the images.
ARCH279760
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Labelled: "4/27/00 SHOP PS1". Most common files formats: Adobe PostScript Font Metrics files, Adobe Printer Font Binary, Tagged Image File Format. This piece of digital storage media is accompanied by a printed letter by Richard Garber addressed to Cythia Davidson listing the disk's contents and printed copies of the images.
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Date:
1995-2000
1995-2000
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Design development of the Dunescape project, MoMA PS1, New York, SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli
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ARCH279760
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Labelled: "4/27/00 SHOP PS1". Most common files formats: Adobe PostScript Font Metrics files, Adobe Printer Font Binary, Tagged Image File Format. This piece of digital storage media is accompanied by a printed letter by Richard Garber addressed to Cythia Davidson listing the disk's contents and printed copies of the images.
Design development of the Dunescape project, MoMA PS1, New York, SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli
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ARCH279760
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Labelled: "4/27/00 SHOP PS1". Most common files formats: Adobe PostScript Font Metrics files, Adobe Printer Font Binary, Tagged Image File Format. This piece of digital storage media is accompanied by a printed letter by Richard Garber addressed to Cythia Davidson listing the disk's contents and printed copies of the images.
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born digital
born digital
Date:
1995-2000
1995-2000
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articles
articles
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A history of references
A history of references
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born digital
born digital
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ARCH279609
Description:
Labelled: "Bus Stop Model Construction Drawings for JCDecaux USA". Annotations on the original physical media: "AutoCAD IZ DWGS; BSSTP1; BSSTP2; BSSTP3; BSSTP4; BSSTP5 [AD PANEL]; BSSTP6 [AD PANEL]". File formats: AutoCAD Drawing, Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII). A paper order form is included in the envelope. The disk image file is infected with a virus.
ARCH279609
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Labelled: "Bus Stop Model Construction Drawings for JCDecaux USA". Annotations on the original physical media: "AutoCAD IZ DWGS; BSSTP1; BSSTP2; BSSTP3; BSSTP4; BSSTP5 [AD PANEL]; BSSTP6 [AD PANEL]". File formats: AutoCAD Drawing, Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII). A paper order form is included in the envelope. The disk image file is infected with a virus.
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Date:
1997
1997
Title:
JCDecaux bus shelter drawings, 3.5" floppy disk, 1.44MB
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ARCH279609
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Labelled: "Bus Stop Model Construction Drawings for JCDecaux USA". Annotations on the original physical media: "AutoCAD IZ DWGS; BSSTP1; BSSTP2; BSSTP3; BSSTP4; BSSTP5 [AD PANEL]; BSSTP6 [AD PANEL]". File formats: AutoCAD Drawing, Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII). A paper order form is included in the envelope. The disk image file is infected with a virus.
JCDecaux bus shelter drawings, 3.5" floppy disk, 1.44MB
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ARCH279609
Description:
Labelled: "Bus Stop Model Construction Drawings for JCDecaux USA". Annotations on the original physical media: "AutoCAD IZ DWGS; BSSTP1; BSSTP2; BSSTP3; BSSTP4; BSSTP5 [AD PANEL]; BSSTP6 [AD PANEL]". File formats: AutoCAD Drawing, Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII). A paper order form is included in the envelope. The disk image file is infected with a virus.
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born digital
born digital
Date:
1997
1997
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