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The jacket cover of the exhibit book for "Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography" 1945-1982 (Prestel Publishing), at the Palm Springs Art Museum through May 27. Photo "The Hockney Swimmer" by Michael Childers, taken in 1978.

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The jacket cover of the exhibit book for "Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography" 1945-1982 (Prestel Publishing), at the Palm Springs Art Museum through May 27. Photo "The Hockney Swimmer" by Michael Childers, taken in 1978.

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