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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2383: E. Ball Hughes & Perspective

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Posted on October 28, 2022 · Episode: 2383 In which the ghost of E. Ball Hughes speaks from an old book on perspective. Today, a sculptor’s ghost speaks.

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