Collage Artist
JONATHAN TALBOT: A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
The works of artist Jonathan Talbot have been exhibited at The National Academy and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, have represented the U.S. overseas in exhibitions sponsored by the State Department and the Smithsonian Institution, and are included in museum collections in U.S. and Europe. Talbot's works include oils, watercolors, etchings, collages, and multi-dimensional collage-constructions. Among the public collections holding Talbot works are The Newark Museum, The Smith College Museum, The Everhart Museum, The Byer Museum, The Free Library of Philadelphia, The San Francisco Academy of Art, Fairleigh Dickinson University, The Provincetown Historical Society, and the Toronto Central Library. Talbot maintains his studio in Warwick, NY where he lives with his wife Marsha. They are the parents of two children, Loren and Garret. For a Chronology of the Artist's Life | Click Here |JONATHAN TALBOT: PICTURES OF WORKS
THE OAKWOOD TRIPTYCH: Completed in 2022, this 54" x 87" three-panel collage-painting celebrates Oakwood Friends School in the 1960s, a decade of unusual energy, light, and shadows. The Oakwood Triptych page features a magnifier. By placing your cursor over the image, you will be able to enlarge specific areas of the triptych to see the details.
ART COLLAGE / BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Installation view of Talbot works in ART COLLAGE, a group exhibition which took place in Brussels, Belgium in April, May and June of 2008. Also includes snapshots from the opening.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SUMTER: Installation views and close-ups of the individual works in "LARGE PATRIN," a solo Talbot exhibition at The University of South Carolina Sumter, Sumter, SC, March and April of 2004.
THE BACHELORS: These Variations on a Theme by Marcel Duchamp were created in 2008.
COOS ART MUSEUM EXHIBITION: Installation views and close-ups of individual works from "THE ARTIST AS AN EXPLORER," a solo Talbot exhibition at the Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon, August, 2002.
HOUSATONIC MUSEUM EXHIBITION: Installation views and some close-ups of individual works from a solo Talbot exhibition at The Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, Connecticut in May, June, and July of 2000.
100 PATRIN EXHIBITION: Installation views and some close-ups of individual works from a solo Talbot exhibition called "ONE HUNDRED PATRIN AND OTHER WORKS" held at Broadfoot and Broadfoot Gallery in Boonton, NJ, March 2002.
THRALL
LIBRARY COMMISSION: "Library Book," a 6 1/2 by 9 foot collage/assemblage celebrating the Centennial of the Middletown Thrall Library in Middletown, NY. Includes photos of the installation and the unveiling ceremony.
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MONUMENT À L'ARTISTE INCONNU: This Monument to the Unknown Artist was conceived in Belgium, born in the United States, and first exhibited in June of 2008. To see this installation Click Here!
SPIN & WIN: To see a short (less than two minutes) video of this interactive artwork, created in November and December of 2016, Click Here and then press the little white triangle to start the video.
BORDER WALL BRICKS: These bricks, created in 2020, are a response to the proposal to build a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States.
A CLOCK WHICH RUNS BACKWARDS: This work, created in 2018, is still relevant.
THE TECTONICS OF REMEMBRANCE - AN EXPERIMENT IN ANIMATION: This work, created in 2009 for an exhibition in Virginia, focuses on events that took place when the artist was a child.
TWO VIEWS: The same subject represented in two different media.
JONATHAN TALBOT: SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
BERMUDA: "We are Sailing," Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Paget, 2009.
BULGARIA: City Gallery of Fine Art, Plovdiv, 2005.
CANADA: Art Centre L'Imagier, Aylmer, Quebec, 2004.
FRANCE: Musée Artcolle, Plémet, 2018; "Exposition Art du Collage," Orangerie du Thabor, Rennes, 2012; "Art'Collage en Doller,"; Masevaux, 2011; "L'art du collage dans tous ses états," Loft Gallery, Paris, 2010; "Collage," Galerie Leonardo, Paris, 2009; "Art en Capital," Le Grand Palais, Paris, 2008; Galerie l'autre Coté, Marseille, 2007. Musée Artcolle, Sergines, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.
GERMANY: Buchergilde Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 2005; Cuba-Cultur, Munster, 2005
INDIA: Lalitt Kala Acedmi, New Delhi, 1986.
ITALY: Florence Biennial, Florence (Medici Medal for Career Achievement), 2001.
NEW ZEALAND: "Assemblage 100". Percy Thomson Gallery, Stratford, 2003-2004, Expressions Gallery, Upper Hutt, 2004; Real Tart Gallery, New Plymouth, 2004; Gully Lounge Gallery in Auckland, 2004. "The Imaginary Voyage," Expressions Gallery, Wellington, 2004.
PHILLIPINES: Art in Embassies Program, Manila, 1988.
POLAND: Regional Museum of Art, Torun, 1998.
SPAIN: "El Gravat - Un Món per Descobrir," Bibloteca Ramon Fernàndez Jurado, Castelldefels (Barcelona), 2019
UNITED STATES:
ALABAMA: Mobile Public Library, 1975.
ALASKA: University of Alaska, 1974; Alaska Art Association, Fairbanks, 1974.
ARKANSAS: "Surrealism After Surrealism", The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, 1986; Harding College, Searcy, 1974.
CALIFORNIA: 21st Annual San Francisco Art Commission Exhibition, 1971; San Francisco Artists' Cooperative, 1971; Sierra College Art Gallery, 1980.
COLORADO: 12th Annual El Dorado Miniature Art Show, Colorado Springs, 1993 (Best in Show).
CONNECTICUT: "Art & Text", The Fairfield Library, Fairfield, 2019; "Art & Text", The Ridgefield Library, Ridgefield, 2019; The Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, 2019; "Variations on a Theme by Marcel Duchamp," Norwalk, CT, 2008; "Jonathan Talbot: Collage Paintings, 1980-2000" (solo exhibition), Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, 2000; "Art of the Northeast USA", the 43rd New England Exhibition, Silvermine Guild, 1992; "Research and Development" (solo exhibition), Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, 1990; Curator "Connecticut Collage", Hartford, 1989; "The Figure in American Art Since Mid-Century", Stamford, 1988; "Art in the Box - Homage to Joseph Cornell", Silvermine Guild, 1986; C.R. Gibson Award, "Art of the Northeast USA", Silvermine Guild, 1983.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: "Defining the Art of Change in the Age of Trump," The Center for Contemporary Political Art, 2018; "inSPIRATion," American University Museum, 2010.
FLORIDA: The Miniature Art Association of Florida National Exhibition, Bellair, 1975.
GEORGIA: RJK Gallery (solo exhibition), Atlanta, 1980.; Award of Excellence, Atlanta Arts Festival, 1978; Graphics Award, Atlanta Arts Festival, 1977.
HAWAII: Pacific States National Print Biennial, University of Hawaii, Hilo, 1988.
ILLINOIS: "Our Choice", ARC Gallery, Chicago, 2023; "The Artist as an Explorer" (solo exhibition), Quincy University, Quincy, 2004; "The World of Jonathan Talbot", Byer Museum, Evanston, 1984; The Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, 1987.
INDIANA: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, 1986; The Art Center in South Bend, 1987; Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1979.
KANSAS: International Collage Exhibition, Kemper Gallery, KSU, Manhattan, 2002. The Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, 1990.
KENTUCKY: "Lost & Found: The Art of Collage," Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, 2010
LOUISIANA: Loyola University, New Orleans, 1980; New Orleans Public Library, 1975.
MARYLAND: Salisbury State College, 1987; Montgomery College, Rockville, 1986.
MASSACHUSETTS: "40th North American Print Exhibtion", Brockton Art Museum, Brockton, 1988; Boston Printmaker's 34th National Exhibition, The DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, 1982; The Wisteriahurst Museum, Holyoke, 1981; The Gay Head Gallery, Martha's Vineyard, 1993; The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, 1977; The Holyoke Museum, Holyoke, 1974; Graphics Etc. / Ellen Harris Gallery (solo exhibitions), Provincetown, 1979, 1980 and others, The Gallery of Bradford Stephen, Worcester, 1980.
MICHIGAN: Northern Michigan University, Marquette, 1975; Spring Arbor College, Spring Arbor, 1975.
MINNESOTA: University of Minnesota, Morris, 1987.
MISSOURI: Southwestern Missouri State University, Springfield, 1975.
NEW JERSEY: Broadfoot & Broadfoot, 2014, 2002, 1997; National Print Exhibition, Trenton State College, 1982; "Interaction, Science and Art", The Squibb Gallery, Princeton, 1988; Hunterdon National Print Exhibition, 1977-78; Fairleigh Dickinson University (solo exhibition), Madison, 1973; Drew University (solo exhibition), Madison, 1974; Somerset Art Association (solo exhibition), Bernardsville, 1976.
NORTH CAROLINA: Davidson National Print Exhibition, Elon College, 1993; Eastern U.S. Print Exhibition, Charlotte, 1981; University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1980; Guilford Technical Institute, Jamestown, 1980; East Carolina University, Greenville, 1985; Appalachian College, Boone, 1974.
OHIO: Collector's Gallery, Columbus Museum of Art (solo exhibit), Columbus, 1984; Ohio University, St. Clairsville, 1980; Kent State University, 2012.
OREGON: Yoshida Art Gallery, Portland, 2004;"The Artist as an Explorer" Coos Art Museum (solo exhibition) 2002; Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, 2002; University of Portland, 1974; Koin Center Gallery, 1993.
PENNSYLVANIA: "Circumstantial Evidence," BlueStone Gallery, Milford, 2009; "Recent American Works on Paper", Palmer Museum, Pennsylvania State University, 1988; Everhart Museum (solo exhibition), Scranton, 1984; Millersville State University, 1985; Allentown Museum, 1981; LaSalle College, Philadelphia, 1975; William Ris Galleries, Harrisburg and Camp Hill, 1974.
SOUTH CAROLINA: "Large Patrin" (solo exhibition), The University of South Carolina, Sumter, Sumter, SC, 2004; Laurens County Library, 1979.
TENNESSEE: Lee College, Cleveland, 1975; Doak-Balch Museum, Greenville, 1979; Jackson State Univ., 1979.
TEXAS: St. Edward's University, Austin, 1975.
UTAH: Southern Utah University, Cedar City, 2015.
VERMONT: "Raised Voices: Artists Resist" Brattleboro, 2018.
VIRGINIA: "Defiant Silence - Never Forget," art6, Richmond, VA, 2009 "The Humanist Icon", Bayly Art Museum University of Virginia, 1990. Squires Gallery, Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, 1985.
WEST VIRGINIA: Davis Elkins College, Elkins, 1980.
WISCONSIN: "National Small Print Exhibtion", University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, 1988. University of Wisconsin, Sheboygan, 1975; University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, 1979.
Collage/Painting, 1987, approx 5 x 7 inches
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Collage/Painting, 1990, approx 36" x 60 inches
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JONATHAN TALBOT: CURRENT ACTIVITIES
"Contempt of Court," a new Talbot collage/painting, was included in an exhibition called "Our Choice" at ARC Gallery in Chicago, IL (April 27 — May 20, 2023).
Jonathan has recently produced and edited a video of the works of contemporary Quaker artists. "Out of the Silence" can be seen on the website of The Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts. (Click on "Video" in the menu.)
Jonathan is creating an online workshop series. A free Preview Video and information about some of what will be offered can be found at Artmaking.org. Enter your name and email into the two-question contact form and submit the form to gain access to the Preview Video.
Collage: A New Approach by Jonathan Talbot describes a new technique developed by the author which removes liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. This technique eliminates wrinkling and drying time from collage-making and offers new opportunities for creative spontaneity. Price: $10. More information here.
Acrylic Image Transfer: A Handbook For Artists by Jonathan Talbot with Jessica Lawrence provides detailed instructions for creating archival image transfers to be combined with collages and paintings. Included are instructions for black and white transfers, colored transfers, hand-colored transfers, etc. Price: $10. More information here.
The Collages of Jonathan Talbot by Deborah K. Snider with an essay by Andrew Marvick. Royal Fireworks Press, 2014. Professor Snider’s book offers an in-depth view of the artist’s creative process and work. The book features thirty-three full-page color pictures of Talbot collages. Each collage is accompanied by a commentary which offers unique insights into the evolution of the work. A sixteen-page interview in which Talbot discusses his artistic development, his creative process, what inspires him, and the innovative techniques he has developed provides a wealth of information. An essay by art historian Andrew Marvick which explores the history of collage... More information here.
Collage:
Un Enfoque Nuevo por Jonathan Talbot. La edición en español de "Collage: A New Approach". Este libro describe una técnica nueva, desarrollada por el autor, que hace posible adherir los elementos de collage sin adhesivos líquidos. Esta técnica elimina las arrugas y el tiempo de secado del proceso de hacer collages, ofreciendo al artista nuevas oportunidades para la espontaneidad creativa. Precio: $10. Vease mas aqui
Jonathan Talbot is also the author of
The Artist's Marketing and Action Plan Workbook
and the principal editor of
Identity and Anonymity - An Artful Anthology.
These books are available through amazon.com and used book sources.
JONATHAN TALBOT: SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- The Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD
- The Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS
- The Byer Museum, Evanston, IL
- Centro Murciano de Arte Gráfico y de la Estampa Contemporanea, Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain
- Chase Manhattan Bank
- La Commune de Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
- The Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
- Davidson Print Collection, Elon College, NC
- Drew University, Madison, NJ
- Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT
- The Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
- Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
- The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
- The Georgetown University Fine Print Collection, Washington, DC
- The Housatonic Museum, Bridgeport, CT
- The NCS Teaching Collection, Kent State University, Kent, OH
- The Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
- The Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL
- The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Paget, Bermuda
- The Middletown Thrall Library, Middletown, NY
- The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
- Musée Artcolle, Plémet, France
- The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
- The Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ
- The Provincetown Historical Society, Provincetown, MA
- Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
- The San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
- The San Francisco Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA
- The Smith College Museum, Northampton, MA
- The South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY
- The Toronto Central Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Torun Regional Museum of Art, Torun, Poland
- The Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
JONATHAN TALBOT: WORKS IN BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Administrative Science Quarterly, Graduate School of Business and Public Adminstration, Cornell University. The cover of the June 1977 issue of this scholarly publication features a reproduction of the Talbot etching "Pig."
The Artist's Magazine F&W Publications, Cincinatti, OH, January/February 2008.Cut and Paste by Maureen Bloomfield contains reproductions of Talbot works "Orrery Patrin," "Andrea's Comet," and "Neo-Suprematist Patrin No. 5."
L'Art du Collage à l'Aube du Vingt et Unième Siècle by Pierre
Jean Varet Editions Artcolle , Paris, 2006. Contains a reproduction of Talbot collage "Large Planetary Patrin."
L'art du Collage dans Tous Ses états by Pierre Jean Varet, Editions P.J. Varet, Plémet, France 2009. Contains a reproduction of Talbot's collage "The Bachelors Visit New York"
Collage Techniques by Gerald Brommer, Watson-Guptill, New York, 1994. In addition to reproductions of three Talbot collages, this book contains an overview of Talbot's "collage without liquid adhesives" technique.
The Collages of Jonathan Talbot by Deborah K. Snider with an essay by Andrew Marvick, Royal Fireworks Press, Unionville, NY, 2014. Contains reproductions of more than thirty Talbot collage/paintings.
Confident Color by Nita Leland, North Light Books, Cincinatti, OH, 2008. Contains reproductions Talbot collage/paintings "Jam Session" and "Large NASCI Patrin."
Creating Collage in All Dimensions by Gretchen Bierbaum, National Collage Society,
Hudson, OH, 2010. Contains reproductions of the Talbot collages "Wanderjahr Patrin" and "Bruxelles
Patrin No. 1."
Creative Collage Techniques by Leland and Williams, North Light Books, Cincinatti, OH, 1994. Contains a reproduction of the Talbot collage "American Machine."
Exhibition 36 by Susan Tuttle, North Light Books, Cincinatti, OH, 2008. Contains a Talbot essay on "Playing Through One's Mistakes" and a series of pictures showing the evolution of a small work called "Cometary Patrin."
International Assemblage by Dale Copeland, Puniho Art Press, Taranaki, New Zealand, 2015. Contains pictures of two Talbot assemblages: "Cloister," and “Wáchanka” (“Medicine Shield.”)
Mastering Digital Printmaking by Harald Johnson, Muska & Lipman, 2003. Talbot's machine-digital print The Gift is reproduced in this book which also includes a picture of the Talbot collage "Pi Patrin."
Masters: Collage by Randel Plowman, Lark Books/Sterling Publishing, New York, 2010. Features reproductions of ten Talbot collages including "Un Arbol Andaluz," "The Bachelors Visit New York," and "Sailor's Dream."
Mastering Your Hidden Self by Serge Kahili King, Quest Books, 1994. The cover of the paperback edition features a reproduction of the Talbot collage/construction "Cloister."
Mathematics Magazine The Mathematical Association of America, Taylor & Francis, Ltd.. The cover of Vol. 51, No 2 (March, 1978) features a reproduction of the Talbot etching "Scaffolding 2."
Millenium Myth by Michael Grosso, Quest Books. The cover of the 1996 paperback edition of this book features a reproduction of the Talbot collage/construction "Revelation."
Mixed-Media Collage by Holly Harrison, Quarry Books, 2007. Contains a discussion of the evolution of Talbot's collage "Pyrenees Patrin."
New Creative Collage Technqiues by Nita Leland, North Light Books, Cincinatti, OH, 2011. Includes pictures of three Talbot collages: "The Policeman, The Priest, and the Cavalryman await their Companions,", "The Bachelors meet the Venus de Milo," and "The Bachelors Visit New York."
New Jersey Music & Arts, Chatham, NJ, 1973. Each copy of the October, 1973 issue of this magazine contained an original (hand drawn on multiple aluminum plates and individually numbered on the verso) three-color lithograph by Jonathan Talbot titled "Seals 2."
Not Normal: Art in the Age of Trump by Karen Gutfreund, Independently published, 2020. Contains photographs of two Talbot works: "Border Wall Bricks" and "Spin & Win".
On The Road by Jack Kerouac, Easton Press, 2001. Four Talbot collage/paintings illustrate this leather-bound commemorative edition of Kerouac's famous novel.
Orange Magazine Hudson Valley Media Group, Middletown, NY, December, 2013. An article by Deborah J. Botti contains reproductions of six Talbot collage/paintings and pictures of the artist's studio. It can be read on-line here.
Parabola, The Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Volume 25 No. 1 (2000) of this quarterly publication includes a reproduction of Talbot collage "Revelation" as an illustration for an article by David Rothenberg entitled "Information Ecology."
Petits Collage en Prose by Pierre Jean Varet, Editions P.J. Varet, Plémet, France, 2014. Contains a reproduction of Talbot's "Miro Patrin No. 2."
Soulmaking by Michael Grosso, Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, VA, 1997. The cover of the paperback edition of this book features a reproduction of the Talbot collage "Voyage."
Les Téchniques de l'Art du Collage à l'Aube du Vingt et Unième Siècle by Pierre Jean Varet, Editions Artcolle, Paris, 2007. Contains a reproduction of Talbot's collage/painting "Andrea's Comet".
Ulysses by James Joyce, Easton Press, 2012. Six black and white Talbot collages illustrate this leather-bound commemorative edition of Joyce's 20th Century classic.
Visions of Symmetry - Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Works of M. C. Escher by Doris Schattschneider, W.H. Freeman, New York, 1990. Contains a reproduction of Talbot's 1973 Escher-inspired lithograph "Seals Two."
Reference Books:Jonathan Talbot is listed in: Who's Who in American Art, The Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the United States, The Artists Bluebook, Who's Who in the East, and Davenport's Art Reference and Price Guide.
Jonathan Talbot's education includes studies at: The San Francisco Academy of Art, Brandeis University, The New School for Social Research, Moravian College, Newark State College, The Oakwood Friends School, and with Dr. Jean Houston and Margaret "Peggy" Rubin.
- IDENTITY & ANONYMITY: June 19 – July 23, 2016. Invitational Exhibition at The Seligmann Center at the Orange County Citizens Foundation, Chester, NY. For information on the artists included in this exhibition click here. This exhibition also resulted in the publication of a book which can be seen at www.talbot1com/exhibcur/identityandanonymity/book.html
- ABC (ASSEMBLAGE, BOOK ARTS & COLLAGE): (Co-curators: Deborah K. Snider & Sue Cotter), September 10 – November 7, 2015. Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT.
- HOMAGE TO KURT SELIGMANN: (Co-curator: Jessica Lawrence), March 15th - June 15th, 2012. Group collage exhibition at the Seligmann Center for the Arts in Sugarloaf, NY. See pictures of the exhibition and the works in it here
- BITS & PIECES: October of 2009. Group collage exhibition at the BID Gallery in New Rochelle, NY. See pictures of the exhibition and the works in it here
- PASTE & PIXELS: This 2001 exhibition at Core Gallery in New Paltz, NY explored the interface of traditional and digital collage. Pictures of the installation, the opening, and of the individual works can be seen here.
- CONNECTICUT
COLLAGE: This 1989 exhibition at Art at 100 Pearl in Hartford, CT, was a survey of collage as practiced by Connecticut artists. For a list of the artists in the exhibition and information about how to receive
a free copy of the catalog click here.
- WITHIN OUR MIDST: This 1984 exhibition took place at The Arts Council of Orange County in Middletown, NY. Included works by world-renowned artists living and working in Orange County (NY). A list of the artists in the exhibition can be found here.
For Studio Snapshots click on image below
"My artistic process is informed by my experience as a parent and grandparent. Rather than attempt to predetermine the direction or final form of my works, I nurture them and help them become what they wish to become. When things go well, the works take on lives and personalities of their own and I learn from them." |
– Jonathan Talbot, 2019. |
"Life is a do-it-yourself project. You can't hire anyone to do it for you. When you don't have the tools you need, it’s up to you to get them. When you don’t have the skills you need, it’s up to you to learn them. When you encounter obstacles, it’s up to you to overcome them. And when you need help, it’s up to you to ask for it. If you do these things, and if you celebrate both your own skills and the skills of others, then your life will be an authentic part of the world-wide do-it-ourselves project called civilization." |
– Jonathan Talbot, 2013. |
"The creative process is a joyful struggle which yields great satisfaction." |
– Jonathan Talbot as interviewed
by Nita Leland, 2003 |
"Technical innovation is a compass I have used to find a path through the tangled jungle of tradition." |
– Jonathan Talbot, date unknown |
"If thy computer be not thy servant, it will be thy master." |
– Jonathan Talbot, date unknown (with thanks to Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626).
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