M. C. Escher

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M.c. Escher is one of the world's most famous graphic artist known.He was born june 7th 1898 in leeuwarden netherlands. M.c. Escher studied at the school for architectural and decorative arts. He studied graphic arts. He has a wife and three sons as well. He was raised by his father he had four other brothers. M.c. Escher was a dutch man he died March 27,1972.

M.c escher’s full name was Maurits Cornelis Escher. He was left handed and a talented artist but he did poorly in his other classes. He found it art to make money for his art it took him 30 years but he had rich parents to help him with his money issues. He married a woman named Jetta Umiker he stayed in Rome with her and had two kids that were born in Rome the other child was not born

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