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Follow Lena Horne through New York

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Selected: Brooklyn
  1. 01
    Origins · Where the story begins

    Start with the earliest sourced relationship.

    WORK LOCATION

    Brooklyn

    Openly licensed photograph near Brooklyn
    Jim.henderson · Public domain · Cropped location photograph

    Wikidata links Jean-Michel Basquiat to Brooklyn as a work location.

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  2. 02
    City life · Work and residence

    Follow the documented relationships across the city.

    EDUCATION

    Boys and Girls High School

    Boys and Girls High School in new york
    Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped location photograph

    Wikidata links Lena Horne to Boys and Girls High School as a education.

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  3. 03
    EDUCATION

    Girls' High School

    Girls' High School in new york
    Jim.henderson · CC0 · Cropped location photograph

    Wikidata links Lena Horne to Girls' High School as a education.

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  4. 04
    Afterimage · The lasting geography

    End with the final sourced connection in this compact biography.

    FINAL CHAPTER

    New York City

    New York City in new york
    Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 4.0 · Cropped location photograph

    Wikidata links Jean-Michel Basquiat to New York City as a final chapter.

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