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American Places - Summer 2016

Key West, Florida

By Lincoln Perry | June 6, 2016

 

This watercolor, Undying Flowers VI, depicts the Key West Cemetery in the year 2000.

This watercolor, Undying Flowers VI, depicts the Key West Cemetery in the year 2000.

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Lincoln Perry is an artist who works in many media, from oils to terra-cotta sculpture. He has shown throughout the United States.

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