Gabor Peterdi
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Gabor Peterdi was a Hungarian-American painter and print-maker (1915, Pestújhely
Pestújhely
Pestújhely is one of the northern suburbs of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It belongs to District XV.- History :...

, Hungary
Hungary
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 - 2001, Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut
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, Connecticut
Connecticut
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). He emigrated to the United States in 1939 and taught print-making at Yale
YALE
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. He was a major influence on younger American print-makers including Robert Bero
Robert Bero
Robert Bero was an American artist and print maker who won critical acclaim for his detailed depictions of trees and landscapes. Best known for his etchings and woodcuts, Bero also worked in pen and ink, crayon, pastel, pencil, water color and collage.- Education :Bero was born in Brooklyn, New...

. His work is held by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
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, the National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
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 and the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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, among other institutions.
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