Word: clave
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sapone's skillful needle has earned him paintings by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Massimo Campigli, Alberto Magnelli and Hans Hartung, as well as sculptures by Diego Giacometti and a collage by Clave. The exchange began by accident 14 years ago, soon after the mustachioed little tailor, an expatriate Italian from the mountain village of Bellona near Naples, and his wife Slava opened shop on the Riviera. One day the Florentine ceramist and painter Manfredo Borsi ordered a suit. "If you prefer," Borsi imperiously suggested, "I will pay you with one of my paintings." Sapone did not really prefer...
Chang said last night the accident was caused by a faulty door on an auto clave, a pressure oven used for sterilization. Built to withstand a pressure of 15 pounds, the door sprung open under about ten pounds, spraying Chang with steam superheated to over 220 degrees Fahrenheit. There was no damage to the building...