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Born June 12, 1892 • New York
Died June 18, 1982? • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Nightwood” • “Ryder” • “The Book of Repulsive Women”

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Portrait of Djuna Barnes, circa 1920-1930, showing her with short hair and an open-collared shirt, gazing slightly upward and to the side.
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