To: fortunecookie
The color's been around longer. I know that for certain because my grandparents has some prewar Crayolas that included it. I think it's sort of a oblique reference for these nutballs.
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10/25/2005 5:20:48 AM PDT by
Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim
The color's been around longer. I know that for certain because my grandparents has some prewar Crayolas that included it. I think it's sort of a oblique reference for these nutballs.I was second guessing myself. Some of my favorite watercolorists like Homer and Sargent had used it decades before the war. I should have remembered. It's a lovely color.
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