The Sumner Files, Episode Four: David Reed

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Apr 16, 20251:13:34Science & Medicine

In this episode of the Sumner Files, Adam talks with painter David Reed. David’s paintings have been shown in galleries and museums in the US and Europe from the 1970s to the present, in venues including the Guggen...

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