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 | | Born in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised in Nova Scotia, Lee Bontecou began studying sculpture in New York City from 1952 to 1955 with William Zorach. |
 | | In the case of Flit, an additional biological reference is implied: Flit was a commercial bug killer in the 1950s, and that word, so clearly seen here, implies not only a certain danger and threat, but also a biomorphic, Venus's-flytrap quality. |
 | | In her use of industrial and found materials, Bontecou relates to the work of Richard Stankiewicz and, later, Mark di Suvero. |
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