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The MoMA Fire That Destroyed a Coveted Monet Painting

Gone To Blazes

In 1958, a New York MoMA’s workman’s cigarette landed on some sawdust, sparking a massive fire that killed an electrician, as well as destroying a valuable Monet.

Allison McNearney
Allison McNearney
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