Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 7694
Artist Name: Dobe, Paul
Life Span: (1880-1965)
Nationality: Germany
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: Wiesenbocksbart
Taxon:

Tragopogon pratensis Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Guttiferae

Description:
Medium: photograph [gelatin silver] of silhouette drawing
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 19 x 12
Image Size: 16 x 9.5
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Date of Execution: 12 August 1916
Place of Execution:
Signature: Paul Dobe below chop (b.l.)
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Notes: on reverse: Paul Dobe (Weimar, Garmany) (1929!) / #53376 / "Weisen bocksbart" ("Schatterrisse", part of a series by that name, i.e. "Shadow pictures") Advertisement p.110 of Wilde Blumen der Deutschen Flora (1921) lists this as an item for sale as Photos nach Zeichnungen: Schattenrisse (Photos after drawings: Silhouettes) The Institute does not routinely collect photographs. This image was acquired based on inclusion of this artist’s work in an institute exhibition. All rights held by the estate of the artist.
HIBD Exhibitions: What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007–2012 (2013)
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Accession Number: 7695.1
Artist Name: Sain, James Linton
Life Span: (1936-2009)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit:
Title: "Great White Trillium I"
Taxon:

Trillium Linnaeus, Trilliaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 41.8 x 29.3
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Date of Execution: 1987
Place of Execution:
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Notes: Left of triptych
HIBD Exhibitions: 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1988)
HIBD Publications: White, J. J. and D. E. Wendel. 1988. Catalogue [of the] 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 104.
Accession Number: 7695.2
Artist Name: Sain, James Linton
Life Span: (1936-2009)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: "Great White Trillium II"
Taxon:

Trillium Linnaeus, Trilliaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 41.8 x 29.3
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Date of Execution: 1987
Place of Execution:
Signature:
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Notes: center of triptych
HIBD Exhibitions: 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1988)
HIBD Publications: White, J. J. and D. E. Wendel. 1988. Catalogue [of the] 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 104.
Accession Number: 7695.3
Artist Name: Sain, James Linton
Life Span: (1936-2009)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: "Great White Trillium III"
Taxon:

Trillium Linnaeus, Trilliaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 41.8 x 29.3
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Date of Execution: 1987
Place of Execution:
Signature:
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Notes: Right of triptych
HIBD Exhibitions: 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (1988)
HIBD Publications: White, J. J. and D. E. Wendel. 1988. Catalogue [of the] 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 104.
Accession Number: 7696
Artist Name: Russell,, William? and Opie, John
Life Span: (1780-1870)? and (1761-1807)?
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit:
Title: "Asculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid honouring the Bust of Linnaeus"
Taxon:
Description: bust of Linnaeus
Medium: aquatint, stipple engraving, hand-finished
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 60 x 44
Image Size: 51 x 37
Edition:
Date of Execution: 1806
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published: from Robert Thornton, The temple of flora. London, 1799-1807.
Printmaker: Caldwall
Notes: with accompanying page of text
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Accession Number: 7697
Artist Name: Phipps, Howard
Life Span: (1954-)
Nationality: Wales
Gender: Male
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Credit:
Title: "A Primrose Bank" or "Primroses"
Taxon:

Primulaceae, Primula

Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 19 x 17.5
Image Size: 6.5 x 5
Edition: 24/50
Date of Execution: 1993
Place of Execution:
Signature: Howard Phipps (b.r.)
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Notes: Printed from the wood on Zerkau acid-free mouldl-made paper, using an Albion hand press dated 1862.
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 77.
Accession Number: 7698
Artist Name: Phipps, Howard
Life Span: (1954-)
Nationality: Wales
Gender: Male
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Credit:
Title: "'Wistman's Wood' (Dartmoor)"
Taxon:
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 25 x 27
Image Size: 13 x 16.5
Edition: 54/100
Date of Execution: 1987
Place of Execution:
Signature: Howard Phipps (b.r.)
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Notes: Printed from the boxwood engraved block on Arches '88' acid free, waterleaf paper using an 1862 Albion hand press.
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 76.
Accession Number: 7699
Artist Name: Mima, Hiroko
Life Span: (1948-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Ardisia crenata"
Taxon:

Ardisia, Myrsinaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 41.2 x 35.2
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Date of Execution: 2002
Place of Execution:
Signature:
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 56.
Accession Number: 7700
Artist Name: Mima, Hiroko
Life Span: (1948-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: Heracleum dulce
Taxon:

Heracleum dulce Fisher, Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 57.2 x 44
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Date of Execution: 2006
Place of Execution:
Signature:
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 57.
Accession Number: 7701
Artist Name: Duncan, Beverly K.
Life Span: (1947-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: Red Maple Leaf with Ladybug
Taxon:

Acer, Aceraceae

Description: leaf with ladybug
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 25 x 21
Image Size: 11.5 x 9
Edition:
Date of Execution: 2005
Place of Execution:
Signature: Beverly Duncan (b.r.)
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Notes: A work by this artist, not in the Hunt Institute collection, was included in the 9th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 1998.
HIBD Exhibitions: What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007–2012 (2013)
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Accession Number: 7702
Artist Name: Weld, Carol O'G.
Life Span: (1944-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Gloriosa superba"
Taxon:

Lilium, Liliaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 53 x 55.5
Image Size:
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Date of Execution: 2006
Place of Execution:
Signature: C. O'G. Weld (t.r.)
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 111.
Accession Number: 7703
Artist Name: Tosaki, Eriko Miki
Life Span: (1960-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Carthamnus tinctorius L."
Taxon:

Carthamnus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 47.5 x 31.5
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: 2006
Place of Execution:
Signature: Eriko Tosaki (b.l. rev.)
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 103
Accession Number: 7704
Artist Name: Tosaki, Eriko Miki
Life Span: (1960-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Commelina communis L."
Taxon:

Commelina, Commelinaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 47.5 x 32.5
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Edition:
Date of Execution: 2006
Place of Execution:
Signature: Eriko Tosaki (b.l. rev.)
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 102.
Accession Number: 7705
Artist Name: Kato, Ruriko
Life Span: (1935-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Banksia"
Taxon:

Banksia, Proteaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 50
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Date of Execution:
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Signature: Ruriko (t.r.)
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: Duets, 2014
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Accession Number: 7706
Artist Name: Nishimoto, Mariko
Life Span: 1955-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Amaranthus tricolor"
Taxon:

Amaranthus, Amaranthaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: illustration board
Dimensions (cm): 46 x 35
Image Size: 43 x 31.8
Edition:
Date of Execution: 2004
Place of Execution:
Signature: Mari (b.r.)
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 65.
Accession Number: 7707
Artist Name: Saul, Margaret Anne
Life Span: (1951-)
Nationality: Australia and United States
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Yellow Mangosteen (Atractocarpus fitzalanii)"
Taxon:

Atractocarpus, Rubiaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 46 x 35
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Date of Execution: 2003
Place of Execution:
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Notes: "collected from garden of David Hanger--Doolan della, Q. Australia / Australian Rainforest Species" (b.l.)
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 85.
Accession Number: 7708
Artist Name: Watanabe, Noriko
Life Span: (1954-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Hydrangea quercifolia in fall"
Taxon:

Saxifragaceae, Hydrangea

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 57 x 38
Image Size:
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Date of Execution: 2005
Place of Execution:
Signature:
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 109.
Accession Number: 7709
Artist Name: Watanabe, Noriko
Life Span: (1954-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: "Hydrangea quercifolia in late fall"
Taxon:

Saxifragaceae, Hydrangea

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 57 x 38
Image Size:
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Date of Execution: 2005
Place of Execution:
Signature:
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 110.
Accession Number: 7710
Artist Name: Yamane, Etsuko
Life Span: (1960-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: "Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum cv"
Taxon:

Polygonatum, Liliaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm):
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Date of Execution: 2006
Place of Execution:
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 116.
Accession Number: 7711
Artist Name: Abe, Fusako E.
Life Span: (1962-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: "Hemerocallis vesperitina"
Taxon:

Hemerocallis, Liliaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 59 x 46
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Date of Execution: 2005
Place of Execution:
Signature: FEA (b.c.)
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (2007)
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p, 8.
Accession Number: 7712
Artist Name: Abe, Fusako E.
Life Span: (1962-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: Lilium formosanum
Taxon:

Lilium, Liliaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 49 x 37
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Date of Execution: 2005
Place of Execution:
Signature: FEA (b.c.)
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (2007)
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p, 9.
Accession Number: 7713
Artist Name: LaBrake, Donelda Choate
Life Span: (1937-2021)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: "Miltassia Shelob 'Webmaster'"
Taxon:

Oncidium Swartz hybrid, Orchidaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 59.5 x 76
Image Size:
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Date of Execution: 2005
Place of Execution:
Signature: Donelda Choate LaBrake (b.c.)
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Notes: A cross between Brassia and Miltonia A work by this artist, not in the Hunt Institute collection, was included in the 11th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2004.
HIBD Exhibitions: What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007–2012 (2013)
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 7714
Artist Name: Takumi, Harue
Life Span: (1935-)
Nationality: Japan
Gender: Female
Image (click image to view):
Credit:
Title: "Japanese quince, Chaenomeles speciosa"
Taxon:

Chaenomeles, Rosaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 56.5 x 51.5 cm
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Date of Execution: 2006
Place of Execution:
Signature:
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 100.
Accession Number: 7715
Artist Name: Slocock, Shirley
Life Span: (1943-)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: "Bignonia grandiflora"
Taxon:

Bignonia, Bignoniaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 27.5
Image Size:
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Date of Execution: 2006
Place of Execution:
Signature:
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 91.
Accession Number: 7716
Artist Name: Searle, Elaine
Life Span: (1956-)
Nationality: England
Gender: Female
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Credit:
Title: Astrophytum myriostigma var. nudum
Taxon:

Astrophytum myriostigma var. nudum Frič, Cactaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 33 x 24.5
Image Size: White, James J. and Lugene Bruno. 2007. 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration. Pittsburgh, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, p. 89.
Edition:
Date of Execution: 2004
Place of Execution:
Signature:
Published:
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Notes:
HIBD Exhibitions: 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 2007
HIBD Publications:

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