"What may initially look like a few blobs upon contemplation turns into be a family story."
Curator Jim Draper on a sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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This small clay figure expresses an artist's emotional family story
"What may initially look like a few blobs, upon contemplation, turns into a family story."
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
June 1872