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Pit-fired ceramic vase, overlaid with the natural leaf bases of the Dracaena Draco, the 'Dragon Tree,' by Christine Adcock of Santa Barbara, California.
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Pit-fired ceramic vase, overlaid with the natural leaf bases of the Dracaena Draco, the 'Dragon Tree,' by Christine Adcock of Santa Barbara, California.

American Story Told Through Art

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Pit-fired ceramic vase, overlaid with the natural leaf bases of the Dracaena Draco, the 'Dragon Tree,' by Christine Adcock of Santa Barbara, California.

American Story Told Through Art

Artists at the Smithsonian Craft Show weave the essence of America into their work

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