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Also Known As Vanessa Stephen
Born May 30, 1879 • London • England
Died April 7, 1961 (aged 81) • England
Founder Bloomsbury group
Notable Family Members spouse Clive Bell • father Sir Leslie Stephen • sister Virginia Woolf

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“Still Life,” oil on canvas by Henri Fantin-Latour, 1866; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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