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August 31, 2015

Nelson Shanks, painter of presidents and royalty, dies at 77

ANDALUSIA, Pa. (AP) — Nelson Shanks, a painter renowned for his portraits of prominent figures ranging from presidents to a pope to royalty, has died. He was 77.

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