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(Encyclopedia) Chicago, Judy (Judy Gerowitz Chicago)Chicago, Judygĕrˈəwĭtsˌ, shĭkäˈgō, –kôˈ– [key], 1939–, American artist, b. Chicago as Judy Cohen, grad. Univ. of California, Los Angeles (B.A. 1962…
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