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Courbet
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
May 6, 2008
This will be the first full retrospective of the French artist Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) in 30 years, presenting some 100 works by this pioneering figure in the history of modernism. A selection of 19th-century photographs included in the exhibition reveals the influence of photography on Courbet's oeuvre. The works are drawn from public and private collections in the U.S. and abroad. |
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Antonio Mancini and the Vance Jordan Collection
Philadelphia Museum of Art
December 2007
Marking the first exhibition in the United States devoted exclusively to Antonio Mancini, one of the most prominent Italian painters of the late nineteenth century, this exhibition highlights a unique group of paintings and pastels that recently entered the Museum’s collections as a gift from the estate of the American art collector and dealer Vance N. Jordan. Additional paintings complement and provide context for the Museum’s acquisitions.
Cecilia Beaux, American Figure Painter
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
March 18, 2008
Organized chronologically, the retrospective surveys Beaux’s 40-year career—from her early years in Philadelphia to her studies in France and her later activities in New York and Cape Ann, Mass. Cecilia Beaux will also trace aspects of the artist’s colorful biography and relationships with key historical figures such as Theodore Roosevelt, Henry James, Ida Tarbell and the World War I Allied leaders Cardinal Mercier and Georges Clemenceau.
The exhibition features Beaux’s highly regarded portraits in the context of her commercial and student works and figure paintings, as well as landscape and still-life compositions. Beaux’s sitters were drawn from the public realm—academia (numerous college presidents), business, organized religion, politics (Theodore Roosevelt, 1902) and high society (Flora Whitney, 1916)—as well as from personal acquaintance (Richard Watson Gilder, 1902, and Ida Tarbell, ca. 1920); these circles frequently overlapped, permitting Beaux’s selective approach to commissions. As she once observed, “It doesn’t pay to paint everybody.”
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Studio Incamminati welcomes Portrait Society of America
Portrait Society of America members attending The Art of the Portrait, National Portrait Artists' Conference are invited to two very special Studio Incamminati events
At the conference:
Nelson Shanks, Studio Incamminati founder and artistic director, offers his presentation The Portrait as Fine Art which features rare footage of him painting Princess Diana, Lady Thatcher, Luciano Pavarotti and other luminaries and includes a retrospective of selected works. Mr. Shanks commentary is followed by a question and-answer session.
"The Portrait as Fine Art"
Sunday, April 13,
10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Studio Incamminati also will be greeting PSA members at our table outside the conference hall.
After the conference:
Portrait Society of America members are invited to Studio Incamminati for an exclusive invitation-only event where they can join Mr. Shanks for the debut of his latest creation.
Members are invited to view the artwork, meet the artist and tour our new, expanded studios.
Portrait Society of America Welcome Reception
1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 13
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA
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Spring Lecture Series
Representationist Thought and Imagery
Patrick Connors
No art "isms" can compete with classic studies of representationist art as a body of knowledge both teachable and learnable, both buildable and expandable, according to Connors, who addresses key issues in these two presentations. A practicing painter and art instructor, Connors has taught at art institutions including Studio Incamminati,The New York Academy of Art, The Grand Central Academy of Art and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. |
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Origins and Development of Representationist Drawing
4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 26
$10
Traditionally, drawing has been a means of training the artist, of recording images, and of preparation for paintings and sculptures. In this lecture, the origins and development of illusionistic representation drawing are examined. Of interest are the preference of media for the representationist artist and the preference for spatial imagining in the principle of form depiction.
To register for this limited seating event, call 215- 592-7910
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Nelson Shanks Painting Demonstration
6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 12 (rescheduled from Jan. 30)
$25
Nelson Shanks, founder and artistic director of Studio Incamminati, conducts a live painting demonstration. World renowned for capturing the complex nature of realist art, his notable commissions include Diana, Princess of Wales, presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton and His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Other significant commissions include Luciano Pavarotti for the Metropolitan Opera, Mstislav Rostropovich for the Kennedy Center, and Denyce Graves for the National Portrait Gallery.
His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Kensington Palace in London, and Fortezza Firmafede in Sarzana, Italy.
To register for this limited seating event, call
215- 592-7910
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Studio Incamminati partners with Red Cross
for third annual artwork sale/auction
Sunday, November 18, 2007
In what has become an annual event, Studio Incamminati is again partnering in raising awareness and funds for the educational programs of the Red Cross with:
An Evening With Maestro Nelson Shanks
A live auction of fine art featuring the works of Nelson Shanks
and the accomplished artists of Studio Incamminati
Sunday, November 18, 2007
5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Cherry Valley Country Club
Skillman, N.J.
Paintings and Drawings Available for Purchase at
www.njredcross.org/events/fallEventSaleItems.asp
Proceeds from artwork purchased will benefit the local programs and services of American Red Cross of Central New Jersey and the artists of Studio Incamminati. Tickets are $100 per person. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are still available. Interested parties can contact Jennifer Durrant at 609-951-2102.
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Museum Trips in '07-'08
Edward Hopper
National Gallery of Art
November 6, 2007
This is the first comprehensive survey of Edward Hopper's career to be seen in American museums outside New York in more than 25 years. Focusing on the period of the artist's great achievements—from about 1925 to midcentury—the exhibition will feature such iconic paintings as Automat (1927), Drug Store (1927), Early Sunday Morning (1930), New York Movie (1939), and Nighthawks (1942).
Edward Hopper's classic works captured the realities of urban and rural American life with a poignancy and beauty that have placed them among the most enduring and popular images of the 20th century. This exhibition of about 60 oil paintings, 25 watercolors, and 14 prints will reveal Hopper (1882–1967) as a creator of compelling images who produced remarkably subtle and painterly effects in both oil and watercolor. It will also examine how his images were seen in his own time.
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Miss. Shen , Yuqi Wang
At Mother (detail), Steven Assael
Celeste Ryder , Tony Ryder
Persian Archer, Dan Thompson
Laura with Robe, Bart Lindstrom
 Creation, Patricia Watwood
Barbara Eberlein , Nelson Shanks |
Advanced Portrait Symposium
A limited number of tickets may be purchased for each of the lectures & demonstrations. Lectures are $15, Demonstrations are $25. Reservations are first-come, first serve. Please call (215) 592 7910 for availabilty or click here for a registration form. 
Note: The symposium is part of the Advanced Portrait Workshop experience and free to all participants and full-time students. |
Tue, Aug 21
6 - 8 PM
$15 |
Slide Presentation on Portraiture
Yuqi Wang
Celebrated artist Yuqi Wang trained at the Tianjin Academy in China. He has lectured and exhibited extensively across China, Canada, the UK and America. His work hangs in public collections in China, the U.S. and the collection of the Japanese Royal Family. In 2000, he was awarded the Portrait Society of America Grand Prize. In 2006, he won Second Prize in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery competition for his painting From Red Hook.
Mr. Wang says of his work: “What draws me, as an artist, to put brush to canvas is at once both public and private. The world I reveal is a blend of both the ‘Occident’ and the ‘Orient’; my passion for both Classic European portraiture and the Pre-Raphaelite movement is gently kissed by my Chinese heritage. I find the classic styles to be timeless, with a warmth and honesty not offered any more with modern movements.” |
Wed, Aug 22
9 - 4 PM
Workshop Participants only |
Lecture on the Anatomy of the Head and Neck
Frank Porcu
This introductory workshop will begin to develop anatomical and structural awareness of the head and neck in a 3-hour lecture/3 hour studio session.
Lecture will cover 2- and 3-dimensional reasoning.
Instructor will guide the student through the complex construction of anatomical form utilizing large-scale drawings and clay demos on a skeleton.
The 3- hour studio/demo session will compare and contrast the live model with individual demos and critique of anatomical theory and usage. Students will learn to analyze, and then reason through the visual info by drawing. |
Thur, Aug 23
6 - 9 PM
$15 |
Slide Presentation on Portraiture
Steven Assael
Steven Assael was born in New York, New York in 1957. He attended Pratt Institute and presently teaches at The School of Visual Arts in New York. Mr. Assael balances naturalism with a romanticism that permeates the figures and surroundings of his paintings and drawings. The focus of his work is the human figure, either individually or in a group, rendered in glowing relief by gentle beams of warm and cool light. Steven Assael’s classical talents are as rare as they are essential to the diverse art world of the late Twentieth Century.
Assael has had several solo shows nationally in recent months, including the Columbus Museum of Art, Cress Gallery of Art at the University of Tennessee, Lowe Gallery in Atlanta, and Forum Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1999, a retrospective one-person exhibition was held at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, Washington. Steven Assael’s work has also been exhibited at The Arkansas Arts Center, (AR), The New York Academy of Art, (NY), The Arnot Art Museum in (NY) and is represented in the public collections of The Hunter Museum of Art in Chattanooga, (TN), The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design (MO), The Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, OH) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY). |
Fri, Aug 24
9 - 12 noon
$25 |
Portrait Demonstration
Steven Assael |
Fri, Aug 24
6 - 9 PM
$25 |
Portrait Demonstration & Slide Presentation
Tony Ryder
Anthony Ryder is represented by Andreeva Fine Art in Santa Fe, NM. He has exhibited his work widely in the United States, and is represented in many private collections in the United States and Europe.
Mr. Ryder is the author of one of the most respected and best-selling treatises on contemporary classical drawing, The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing , and is normally considered among the most gifted and signature draftsmen of his generation. He has received exhibition prizes and fellowships from the Salmagundi Club and Art Students League in NYC, and from the La Napoule Foundation, France. |
Mon, Aug 27
6 - 9 PM
$15 |
Lecture: Henry Hensche and his Approach to Color
Dan Thompson
In 2001, Dan Thompson was awarded Grand Prize for his self-portrait at the American Society of Portrait Artists competition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some of Dan’s other honors include two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants, The Stobart Foundation Grant and The Walter Erlebacher Awards from the New York Academy of Art.
Dan Thompson is a founding member of the Grand Central Academy in New York. He received his BFA from the prestigious Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. and his MFA from The New York Academy of Art. His teaching experience includes positions at Parsons The New School for Design, The New York Academy of Art, Studio Incamminati, and the Water Street Atelier.
Dan’s work is included in the collections of Forbes Magazine, the University of Maryland, The Portrait Society of Canada, and numerous private collections. |
Tues, Aug 28
6 - 9 PM
$15 for both |
Lecture 1: Color Formula
Bart Lindstrom
Bart will talk about his unique double circle pallet which allows him to quickly paint with compliment colors. He will show how he blends on the painting and captures flesh tones in a wide range of colors but with close value ranges. He will explain his techniques and the influence of watercolor techniques that he has carried over to his oil paintings. He will talk not only about the practice of applying paint, but also the thought process and aids to going beyond portraits to capturing personalities and the poetry of an artistic painting.
Born in Riverside California, Bart Lindstrom was raised to appreciate the outdoors and art. Although he loved to paint, his father counseled him to study business. After graduating of the University of Southern California with a degree in business marketing, he started to work in an advertising firm, but not in the creative department located across the hall.
Bart is also a nationally recognized artist, conference speaker, former board member of the American Society of Portrait Artists, and co-founder of the Portrait Society of America. A feature article in Southwest Art magazine stated: “Bart Lindstrom is an artist who exhibits a rare quality in revealing the inner essence of his subjects. He seems to have exploited the medium to its utmost possibilities.” |
Lecture 2: Slide Presentation
Patricia Watwood
Patricia Watwood is an artist with exemplary talent who now works out of her studio in New York City. She graduated with honors from Trinity College, attended the Academy of Realist Art in Seattle, as well as the Ecole Albert Defois in France, culminating her education with a Master's Degree from The New York School of Figurative Art. Presently she is affiliated with the Water Street Atelier as a primary Instructor.
Watwood has participated in exhibitions in San Francisco, New York, and Houston, Texas. She has garnered several prestigious awards including the James Amster Memorial Award from the National Arts Club in New York. Throughout her rigorous education, she received coveted scholarships attesting to her strength as an artist, teacher and scholar. Her work has also been featured at the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, NY; the Memorial Art Museum in Rochester, NY; as well as galleries in New York City; Sag Harbor, NY; and Houston, TX. |
Wed, Aug 29
6-9 PM
$15 |
Panel Discussion: "The Portrait as Fine Art"
Nelson Shanks, Dan Thompson, Bart Lindstrom & Patricia Watwood |
Thur, Aug 30
6-9 PM
$25 |
Portrait Demonstration
Nelson Shanks |
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Lectures
4:00 -5:30PM
Tuesday,
May 15th, 2007 |
Professor Ed Ahlstrom, Modeling Form with Color: A Brief History
A Power Point lecture presented by Ed Ahlstrom. Professor Ahlstrom's lecture will survey the methods for modeling form with color used by artists from the Renaissance to modern times. |
4:00 PM
Wednesday, Mar 14th, 2007 |
Dan Thompson, instructor of Studio Incamminati's Professional Program class Figure Painting in Color will present a lecture on artist Henry Hensche and his approach to color. |
4:00 PM
Tuesday, Dec 5th &
Tuesday, Dec 12th, 2006 |
Michael Grimaldi, instructor of Studio Incamminati's Portfolio class Painting from Life will present a two-part lecture series on supports and grounds for painting. Lecture will cover explanations on why certain grounds and supports are best for particular paintings, and will include demonstrations on making gesso and preparing canvases. Students are not expected to bring materials for this lecture. |
4:00 PM
Tuesday, Nov 14th, 2006 |
Deirdra Silver from Silver Brush Ltd., makers of the fine brushes recommended by Nelson Shanks and used by the artists of Studio Incamminati will give a lecture and demonstrations on artists brushes. |
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Curatorial Tour of the John G. Johnson Collection
Hosted by Adjunct Curator, Carl Strehlke
Philadelphia Museum of Art
3:30pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
In 1917, noted lawyer and collector John G. Johnson bequeathed his collection of more than 1,200 paintings to the citizens of Philadelphia. It is one of the finest groups of paintings assembled by an individual in the United States, containing masterpieces by Italian, Flemish, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, and English artists. The collection was exhibited in Johnson's own house on South Broad Street until 1933, when galleries were made available at the Museum and the transfer of the paintings was approved by the Court of Common Pleas, which administers the trust. In 1989, the court authorized the Museum's plan to integrate galleries of the Johnson Collection with the Museum's own holdings, allowing for a more unified presentation of European art between the fourteenth and the late-nineteenth century.
Dr. Carl Strehlke, adjunct curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be presenting the John G. Johnson Collection during a private tour with Studio Incamminati artists. This will be Dr. Strehlke's second lecture with Studio Incamminati; in April 2004, he curated and presented the Pontormo, Bronzino & the Medici.
Daniel Garber: Romantic Realism
Lecture by Incamminati Instructor, Patrick Connors
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Daniel Garber (1880-1958) was a mainstay of the Pennsylvania Impressionist group of painters, and was one of the most significant and decorated artists of his generation. Jointly organized by the James A. Michener Art Museum and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, this exhibition contains 170 of Garber's finest paintings and works on paper culled from the collections of both institutions as well as a number of private loans, and is curated by Dr. Lance Humphries, author of the Daniel Garber Catalogue Raisonné. Taking place concurrently at the Michener and PAFA, the exhibit will be split chronologically, with the works at the Academy examining the period of Garber's early work between 1897 and 1929, and the Michener examining his later work from 1930 through 1955.
Born in Indiana, Garber initially studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy but eventually enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy. When he and his wife returned from a period of study in Europe, they settled permanently near the Bucks County town of Lumberville. In 1909, Garber was invited to join the faculty of the Pennsylvania Academy, where he remained an instructor until 1950, exerting a strong influence on several generations of Academy students by upholding traditional aesthetic values of the late nineteenth century. During the first two decades of the twentieth century, he became noted for a series of paintings of local quarries that transformed landscapes disfigured by industry into serene and glowing scenes. He also painted dreamlike spring landscapes depicting blossoming trees in dazzling tonalities, as well as a number of quiet domestic figure paintings of family members.
Patrick Connors, instructor of Perspective presented the Daniel Garber exhibition in a private tour with Studio Incamminati artists. This trip is part of Leona Shanks' class: Cast Drawing.
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Mastery & Meaning:
The Art of Nelson Shanks at the Union League
October 4 – December 19, 2006
Open to the public on weekends from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia is pleased to announce a comprehensive exhibition of important works by preeminent Artist Nelson Shanks. The first significant public display of art at the esteemed Union League in more than a century, the exhibit, titled, “Mastery & Meaning,” will run from October 4th through December 19th, 2006.
Studio Incamminati is proud to accompany Mastery & Meaning with an exhibition of recent artwork by its instructors. This exhibition features the work of twelve highly skilled artists. Their art embodies a thoughtful observation of the world we live in, communicated through an advanced visual vocabulary honed by years of dedicated academic training. These twelve artists currently serve as role models and educators at Studio Incamminati, inspiring new generations of artists to follow in the footsteps of academic training.
In addition to curating this exceptional exhibit, the Union League will host special programs throughout the run of the eleven-week show, including a series of lectures and events involving the students and instructors of Studio Incamminati.
The Union League also will provide docent-led tours of the League’s impressive collection of art, which boasts major works by Thomas Sully, James Lambdin, Edward Moran and Rembrandt Peale.
Serving as a center for culture since its inception in 1862, the Union League of Philadelphia is honored to join some of the world’s most distinguished museums and galleries that also have exhibited Shanks’ work such as the National Portrait Gallery, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Fortezza Firmafede in Italy and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Oklahoma.
Mastery & Meaning Catalogue Available from Studio Incamminati on November 3rd! The most comprehensive, full-color catalogue published on the work of Nelson Shanks. Please contact the studio to reserve a copy. Softcover: $35; Hardcover: $150 (shipping/handling: $5 per book.)
Mastery & Meaning Auction: The Union League will be hosting a silent and a live auction of Studio Incamminati artwork in conjunction with the exhibition on Wednesday, November 29th, open to members and the public. In addition to over 60 pieces by our artists, the centerpiece of the live auction of instructors’ artwork will be Nelson’s Study of Luciano Pavarotti. Tickets to the event are available from the Union League for $50, which includes cocktails and hor’deurves. To order tickets, please contact Leslie Swinney Kase at 215.851.8793 or KaseL@UnionLeague.org. It promises to be the highlight event of this exhibition and an exciting evening to kick off this season’s festivities.
Meet the Artist Event: Join Nelson Shanks and the artists of Studio Incamminati at the Union League as they discuss the Mastery & Meaning exhibition, their work and the potential impact of realism on contemporary art.
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Studio Incamminati partners with the Red Cross to Raise Funds with its Second Annual Auction of Artwork
December 3, 2006
Following last year’s resounding success from the partnership of Studio Incamminati and the Red Cross of Central New Jersey, the two progressive nonprofits are working together again in raising awareness and funds for the educational programs of the Red Cross, in helping prevent and prepare for disasters.
On December 3, 2006 the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey will present:
An Evening With Maestro Nelson Shanks
Live Auction of Fine Art
Featuring works of the rising artists of Studio Incamminati
Chauncey Conference Center
Rosedale and Carter Roads
Princeton, New Jersey
In addition to the live auction pieces, a silent auction of the students’ works will be held throughout the evening. Proceeds from paintings purchased privately or through auction will benefit the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey and Studio Incamminati artists. The works of Nelson Shanks will be available for public viewing on the evening of December 3rd.
For An Evening with Maestro Nelson Shanks ticket information, contact Sarah Mertz, Associate Director of the Red Cross of Central New Jersey at mertzs@njredcross.org
Studio Incamminati is delighted to announce that this event raised over $100,000 for the Red Cross of Central New Jersey and the artists of Studio Incamminati.
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Progressing Four-ward: Studio Incamminati Celebrates Fourth Anniversary with the Philadelphia Open Studio Tour
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday
October 14th and 15th, 2006
Celebrating four years of extraordinary progress in realist art education, Studio Incamminati will join over 175 citywide visual artists' studios in opening its doors to the public during the seventh annual city-wide Philadelphia Open Studio Tour. Artwork by over thirty artists will be on display while our Instructors conduct live demonstrations on the techniques and concepts practiced at Studio Incamminati. Meet our artists in their workspaces, view their work and learn about their training and our programs and free lecture series. Artwork may be available for sale by individual artists.
So come visit our newly expanded space on Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15 from noon to 6:00pm. Studio Incamminati's spacious 4th and 5th floor north-light studios are located in The Wolf Building at the corner of 12th and Callowhill. Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to discover what makes Philadelphia the world's center for realist art!
Studio Incamminati would like to thank everyone who joined us during our P.O.S.T. weekend. It was our pleasure to share the work of the artists with you and we look forward to having you return as their artwork continues to progress. Our next Open Studio & Student Exhibition will open on June 15th, 2007 - we hope to see you back then!
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Nelson Shanks receives the 2006 Governor’s Distinguished Arts Award
Studio Incamminati congratulates its founder, Nelson Shanks on being the 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Arts Award. This award, presented by Governor Edward G. Rendell, honors an outstanding artist in Pennsylvania for their excellence and achievement in the arts.
“It is often said that each generation stands on the shoulders of the one that came before,” Judge Rendell said. “If that is so, then future generations of artists and those who nurture and support the arts will stand very tall indeed. It will be a great pleasure to recognize this year’s remarkable recipients of the commonwealth’s highest recognition for artistic talent and service. They ably represent the invaluable contributions of Pennsylvania’s cultural community and inspire others to achieve and serve.”
An open call for nominations for the 2006 Governor’s Awards for the Arts was issued to arts organizations, artists, arts patrons, elected officials and members of the public. More than 140 nominations were received for 88 different nominees. A panel comprised of members of the Arts Council and its executive director reviewed the nominations and made their recommendations to Governor Rendell.
PDF Press Release for Governor's Distinguished Arts Award (May 11th, 2006) |
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