Paris artists' models strike for pay and pride


	Paris artists' models strike for pay and pride
balthazarus
12-21-2008 5:59 AM
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art, profession, model
balthazarus says:
"As if to underline the importance of the models, a show called "Figures of the body, an anatomy lesson at the Beaux Arts" has just opened at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts," the top fine arts school. "
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