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Lady Bird Cleveland
1926–2015
United States
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Biography
Lady Bird Strickland (also Lady Bird Cleveland or Ladybird Cleveland) (July 24, 1926 – June 2, 2015) was an American painter whose work primarily depicts the African-American experience, focusing on aspects of life from slavery and the civil rights movement to entertainment and culture to President Barack Obama's inauguration. She is the mother of the fashion model Pat Cleveland.
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