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The translation of the text according to Matt Kelsey is "Thank you Ruth and Marvin From Wanda." The Cyrillic message repeats in smaller sizes in the spiral. This was a gift from Wanda Kownacki. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Deals with the artist's consideration of the environment and personal artistic language. Internet: Bilge Friedlaender, 65, a Turkish-born artist known for combining natural materials into delicate arrangements and renderings, died of brain cancer in April 2000 in Istanbul.Mrs. Friedlaender, who lived in Germantown during the years she worked and taught in Philadelphia, had her pastel drawings, two-dimensional wall hangings, abstract sculptures, and minimalist installations exhibited at several venues in the region. They included Old City galleries, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Beaver College, Moore College of Art and Design, and the Horticultural Center and Arboretum in Fairmount Park. She had solo exhibitions in New York; Boston; Kyoto, Japan; and Istanbul. Her work also was shown as part of group exhibitions in several cities, including Washington and Munich, Germany. Mrs. Friedlaender was an assistant professor who taught at the University of Pennsylvania from 1983...

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This is the 2nd edition of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.