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He went on to create memorable title sequences for Alfred Hitchcock for his films North by NorthWest

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This is an amazing black and white menu cover from the bar of the 500-room Ambassador Hotel in downtown Washington D

who had worked with fellow ceramicist Nicholas Vergette before he emigrated to the US

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