The Lady Mosquito And The Resonating Sting

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I apologize for
the cheap pun
in the title.
But de Mesquita
is a name that
has fallen
through the 
cracks of 
Art History
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SAMUEL JESSERUN de MESQUITA
was a graphic artist and a teacher
whose name and artwork
is totally eclipsed
by a student
I will call Maury
who probably addressed his teacher
as Sammy

The teacher was a Sephardic Jew
who met his fate
in a gas chamber

MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER

met his fame
wherever anyone
can spell the word 
"ART"
or say the name 
M.C. Escher

    




  


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Footnotes
This page would not exist
without the guidance and inspiration
of Mrs, CarPeo

The monicker "Maury"
may or may not have
originated in the offices
of  Abrams Books
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