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In Memoriam: Mirella Bentivoglio and Elisabetta Gut
Posted: July 16, 2026
Category: Mirella Bentivoglio
Krystyna Wasserman, NMWA book arts curator emerita, reflects on the lives and works of two Italian artists with close ties to the museum.
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