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# The Day My Artist Ego Was Born
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/the-day-my-artist-ego-was-born/
- Published: 2014-03-04T20:02:02.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:48:23.000Z
- Description: One of my earliest art-related memories is having this "How to Draw Mickey Mouse" book.
- Author: Lauren Purje
- Tags: Comics, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:03 (2014, 2015, part 1)

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