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A nose is a nose is a nose: A Brooklyn artist's quest to paint 100 Jewish noses, including mine

JL;DR SUMMARY Goldie Gross, a Brooklyn-based artist, embarks on a unique artistic venture with her "100 Jewish Noses Project," aiming to paint portraits of 100 Jewish noses, including that of the article's author, Clara Shapiro. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureBrooklynJewish IdentityPrejudicesSelf EsteemArt ProjectCultural PerceptionsNose StereotypesGoldie GrossDiversity In Art

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"I found myself in artist Goldie Gross Crown Heights apartment, preparing to do some modeling for the first time in my life."

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