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David Ellsworth

1999 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

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David Ellsworth, Line Ascending #11, 2015, “Emergence Series,” black ash burl, 83”h x 19”w x 16.5”d. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Pew Fellow, 1999
Visual Arts

References

David Ellsworth's website

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