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Russel Wright's Dragon Rock House and Studio with Pergola, photo by Vivian Linares
partnership on a scope of mutual issues,
from preservation to promotion.
"What's really important about these
places is that they represent not just
the history of one person," says HAHS
Program Manager Valerie Balint. "It's the
history of us." Like art itself, this essential
humanness, in all its complications and
elegance, bridge most every divide.
HAHS, therefore, might be looked at as
a composite response to America's rich
artistic culture. Its properties represent
artists from different eras, artistic styles
and backgrounds. Names are both
known and unknown, artwork ranges
from traditional painting and sculpture
to the craft tradition, woodworking and
beyond. The artists who created this
work are "part of the creation of national
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