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bird got to fly
The subject is the English character actor John Barron (1920-2004) depicted at the tender age of 21 so perhaps it was a present
Where Hitler’s bombers had failed progress triumphed
It does happen occasionally but short of the painter using a pseudonym to dodge a gallery contract – as often happened – or a joker adding their name for some spurious reason
it is a domestic moment rather than a formal coming of age or marriage marker
South Coast Storm Black & White bird got to fly