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VIOLA FREY The towering ceramic figures of men and women, overglazed to heighten their expressiveness, reflect the artist’s interest in kitsch. Viola Frey, Artist Mind/Studio Diptych II, 1989, oil pastel on paper, 41 x 58 ½ in. 74