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James Britton papers, circa 1905-1984, bulk 1905-1935

Creator:
Britton, James, 1878-1936  Search this
Subject:
Prendergast, Maurice Brazil  Search this
Fiske, Gertrude  Search this
Stieglitz, Alfred  Search this
Vonnoh, Robert William  Search this
Kent, Duncan Scott  Search this
Type:
Diaries
Sketches
Citation:
James Britton papers, circa 1905-1984, bulk 1905-1935. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Art Collectors  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7244
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209393
AAA_collcode_britjame
Theme:
Diaries
Art Collectors
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209393
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Banquet of the Presidents, No. 405

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50.8 x 104.1cm (20 x 41")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut\Hartford\Hartford
Date:
1929
Topic:
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990153
Restrictions & Rights:
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4661e2e4a-042f-4d72-99fb-09f6613cec80
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990153

Rosalie in Profile

Title:
Orange Rosalie
Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Rosalie Manning  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
66 x 53.3cm (26 x 21")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1921
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Rosalie Manning: Female  Search this
Rosalie Manning: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Student  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Ursula & Barbara Britton
Object number:
CA990165
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990165

Hero Roosevelt

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 106.7 x 101.6cm (42 x 40")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut\Hartford\Manchester
Date:
1934
Topic:
Printed Material\Document\Scroll  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle  Search this
Human Figures  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Object number:
CA990166
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EDAN-URL:
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Hero Roosevelt

Title:
Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Sight: 19.7 x 18.4cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut\Hartford\Manchester
Date:
1934
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Ursula & Barbara Britton
Object number:
CA990167
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fb2a0fe1-f7de-4576-9219-0d47e9605505
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990167

Sidney E. Dickinson

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Sidney Edward Dickinson, 1890 - 1980  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
212.1 x 132.1cm (83 1/2 x 52")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York City
Date:
1920
Topic:
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Art implements\Palette  Search this
Sidney Edward Dickinson: Male  Search this
Sidney Edward Dickinson: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990150
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48e7cd4eb-3ce3-4662-8ec0-1a70f10bd6a7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990150

Self Portrait, Oblong

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52.1 x 90.2cm (20 1/2 x 35 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut\Hartford\Manchester
Date:
1930
Topic:
Interior\Studio\Art  Search this
Art implements\Paintbrush  Search this
Artwork\Portrait  Search this
James Britton: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
James Britton: Male  Search this
James Britton: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker  Search this
James Britton: Visual Arts\Art critic  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990152
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ce9f53b2-ec84-4041-babf-2c36f505d942
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990152

Edward Clark Potter papers, 1903-1933

Creator:
Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923  Search this
Subject:
French, Daniel Chester  Search this
Britton, James  Search this
Potter, Nathan D.  Search this
Citation:
Edward Clark Potter papers, 1903-1933. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Equestrian statues -- United States  Search this
Sculpture, American  Search this
Animal sculpture  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8187
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210358
AAA_collcode_pottedwa
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210358

Edward Clark Potter papers

Creator:
Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923  Search this
Names:
Britton, James, 1878-1936  Search this
French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931  Search this
Potter, Nathan D., 1893-1934  Search this
Extent:
1.6 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1903-1933
Scope and Contents:
Letters, 1906-1933, to Edward and his son, artist Nathan D. Potter, from colleagues, primarily Daniel Chester French and James Britton; a contract between Edward Potter and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company commissions of an equestrian statue of General De Soto, 1903; clippings, primarily obituaries of Edward Potter and French; and photographs of Edward Potter's sculpture.
Biographical / Historical:
Sculptor, equestrian sculptor; New York, N.Y.; b. 11/26/1857, New London, Conn.; d. 1923 summer, New London, Conn. Daniel Chester Frenche collaborated with him in modeling the Columbus Quadriga and various groups for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893; father of sculptor Nathan D. Potter
Provenance:
Donated 1985 by William Dolan Fletcher.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Equestrian statues -- United States  Search this
Sculpture, American  Search this
Animal sculpture  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.pottedwa
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b1370066-ccf9-46f4-9c1e-be883c4b4702
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-pottedwa

William Gedney Bunce

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
William Gedney Bunce, 1840 - 1916  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.4cm x 61.1cm (30 1/16" x 24 1/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1907?
Topic:
William Gedney Bunce: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
William Gedney Bunce: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Wadsworth Atheneum
Object number:
30.196
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47f4cb76a-18c0-42a1-aa30-a639faa7376c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_30.196

The Council of Artists

Alternate Title:
The Council of Artists (Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts)
Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Charles Foster, 1850 - 1931  Search this
Robert Bolling Brandegee, 1849 - 1922  Search this
Henry C. White, 1861 - 1952  Search this
Charles Noel Flagg, 1848 - 1916  Search this
Daniel Wentworth, 1850 - 1934  Search this
Thomas Brabazon, died 1932  Search this
R. Russell Seymour  Search this
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
91.4 x 121.9cm (36 x 48")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York City
Date:
1921
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Shoes  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Sofa  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Sofa  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
James Britton: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
James Britton: Male  Search this
James Britton: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker  Search this
James Britton: Visual Arts\Art critic  Search this
Robert Bolling Brandegee: Male  Search this
Robert Bolling Brandegee: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Charles Noel Flagg: Male  Search this
Charles Noel Flagg: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Charles Noel Flagg: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Charles Foster: Male  Search this
Charles Foster: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this
Charles Foster: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Henry C. White: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Henry C. White: Male  Search this
Daniel Wentworth: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Daniel Wentworth: Male  Search this
Thomas Brabazon: Male  Search this
Thomas Brabazon: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this
R. Russell Seymour: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
R. Russell Seymour: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990149
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c84ee180-0bc5-490b-b111-b7d7e96a8306
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990149

Woodrow Wilson Signing the War Bill

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Woodrow Wilson, 28 Dec 1856 - 3 Feb 1924  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30.5 x 36.8cm (12 x 14 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1918
Topic:
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this
Woodrow Wilson: Male  Search this
Woodrow Wilson: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Woodrow Wilson: Literature\Writer  Search this
Woodrow Wilson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
Woodrow Wilson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this
Woodrow Wilson: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Woodrow Wilson: Politics and Government\Governor\New Jersey  Search this
Woodrow Wilson: Nobel Prize  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990151
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41423e534-0638-4c05-8bb0-fe1a13730d59
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990151

Banquet of the Presidents, No. 409

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Unstretched canvas: 53.3 x 103.5cm (21 x 40 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut\Hartford\Hartford
Date:
1929
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990154
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46cdb9038-a1f8-4e8f-874f-6f33079736aa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990154

Mark Twain & Friends (Inventory No. 532)

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
William Dean Howells, 1 Mar 1837 - 11 May 1920  Search this
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 30 Nov 1835 - 21 Apr 1910  Search this
Charles Dudley Warner, 1829 - 1900  Search this
Medium:
Oil on cardboard. (Painted on back of a cardboard packaging panel for Eastman Kodak film.)
Dimensions:
25.1 x 20cm (9 7/8 x 7 7/8")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut
Date:
Early 1930s
Topic:
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookshelf  Search this
Container\Bottle\Decanter  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass\Wine glass  Search this
William Dean Howells: Male  Search this
William Dean Howells: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
William Dean Howells: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this
William Dean Howells: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul\US Consul  Search this
William Dean Howells: Performing Arts\Theater critic  Search this
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Male  Search this
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Humorist  Search this
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Charles Dudley Warner: Male  Search this
Charles Dudley Warner: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990156
Restrictions & Rights:
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dc014e95-bbc4-4298-b2ca-06fec2f73cc6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990156

Portrait of Theodore Valenkampf (Inventory No. 111)

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Theodore Valenkampf, 1868 - 1924  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 101.6 x 87cm (40 x 34 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
late 19th-mid 20th century
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Theodore Valenkampf: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Ursula & Barbara Britton
Object number:
CA990157
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47f162060-d2a4-4040-b34f-fe6faf7b8cdc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990157

The Card Players

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
A. J. Eaton  Search this
Isaac Grant  Search this
Charles Arthur Hoppin  Search this
Mr. Stempel  Search this
Thomas Brabazon, died 1932  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Sight: 24.1 x 26.7cm (9 1/2 x 10 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut
Date:
1908
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Charles Arthur Hoppin: Male  Search this
Charles Arthur Hoppin: Literature\Writer  Search this
Thomas Brabazon: Male  Search this
Thomas Brabazon: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this
A. J. Eaton: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
A. J. Eaton: Male  Search this
Isaac Grant: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Isaac Grant: Male  Search this
Mr. Stempel: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990158
Restrictions & Rights:
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41348917e-1885-4777-b27a-7233cd03c0d3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990158

Portrait of Charles Noel Flagg

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Charles Noel Flagg, 1848 - 1916  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 96.5 x 81.3cm (38 x 32"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut\Hartford
Date:
1908
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Sofa  Search this
Charles Noel Flagg: Male  Search this
Charles Noel Flagg: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Charles Noel Flagg: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990162
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e869817d-310b-42c6-8e03-3db3c7bd5de8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990162

Portrait of Ervin Nyieregyhazi

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Ervin Nyieregyhazi, 1903 - 1987  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Panel: 41.3 x 33.7cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/4"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1922
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Ervin Nyieregyhazi: Male  Search this
Ervin Nyieregyhazi: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CA990163
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4389bde35-a504-44ce-9490-81b0ef36a4fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990163

Sketch of Walt Whitman

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892  Search this
Medium:
Oil on cardboard
Dimensions:
Panel: 17.8 x 13.3cm (7 x 5 1/4"), Accurate
Type:
Drawing
Place:
United States\Connecticut\New Haven\Waterbury
Date:
1926
Topic:
Walt Whitman: Male  Search this
Walt Whitman: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Walt Whitman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Ursula & Barbara Britton
Object number:
CA990164
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fe58931a-a91c-4899-99a0-bae884bcf78c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990164

Sketch of Mark Twain

Artist:
James Britton, 1878 - 1936  Search this
Sitter:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 30 Nov 1835 - 21 Apr 1910  Search this
Medium:
Oil on cardboard
Dimensions:
Panel: 15.9 x 12.1cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut\New Haven\Waterbury
Date:
1926
Topic:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Male  Search this
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Humorist  Search this
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Ursula & Barbara Britton
Object number:
CA990168
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4629b9b9b-54c7-4706-b7ef-1f76cac6e48d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA990168

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