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Rackstraw Downes in "Balance"Preview

March 14, 2012

In this preview from the Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 6 episode, Balance, artist Rackstraw Downes—shown at work amongst the landscapes of Presidio, Texas—describes the relationship between his paintings and the environments captured within.

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