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Transcript for Westport Public Schools Permanent Art Collection

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Student 1: Hey, have you noticed all the great art at GFS?

Student 2: Yeah, let's take a look at it.

Student 3: Hey, do you want to know a fun fact about the arts at Westport Public Schools?

Student 2: Sure!

Student 3: There's over 1,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, etchings, photos, cartoons, and comic strips.

Student 2: That's so cool!

Student 3: This is Andy Warhol's Beans from the Sunday B. Morning series.

Student 1: Hey, look at this abstract piece. Who's the artist?

Student 3: This is an abstract dove by James Daugherty.

Student 1: Wow, look at that interesting piece.

Student 3: Yeah, it's Paul Camacho's picture called Plowshare.

Student 1: Whoa, all these pieces are by Alexander Calder?

Student 3: Yep, they are.

Student 1: The Westport Schools Permanent Art Collection, founded by Bert Chernow in 1964, is an important part of Westport's art legacy.

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