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About the Edgar A Tafel Archive

Tag: education

An Exceptional Childhood

Posted on July 10, 2012 (July 10, 2012) by

Is greatness and genius bred in childhood or acquired with age? Does an unusual upbringing make for a creative person? Edgar Tafel had quite a colored past which seemed to lead him on a path of creativity and activism. Tafel’s parents were born in Russia and immigrated to New York where they owned and operated […]

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