This Greek architecture costume design makes fun of popular taste

"That’s what I love about works on paper: the only restriction is your own genius."

"That’s what I love about works on paper: the only restriction is your own genius."

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Femke Speelberg
Curator of Historic Ornament, Design, and Architecture Department of Drawings and Prints

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