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Botero donates Abu Ghraib paintings and drawings to UC Berkeley

Fernando Botero has donated twenty-five paintings and twenty-two drawings inspired by the abuse of Iraqis imprisoned at Abu Ghraib to UC Berkeley, according to Agence France-Presse. The paintings will be housed at the university’s art museum, said Kathleen Maclay, a Berkeley spokeswoman. Botero has stressed that this series is not for sale and will have a home in the United States or Baghdad.

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