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Elmo-MIT | |
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Artist | Dimitri Hadzi |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
42°21′32.74″N71°5′22.89″W / 42.3590944°N 71.0896917°W |
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