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What are some of Duane Hanson's most famous sculptures?

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In the 1960s they frequently depicted violent, politically charged events, such as in Vietnam Scene (1969). Many of the eerily realistic single figures for which he is best known, e.g., his 1970 works Hard Hat and Supermarket Shopper,employ polyester resin figures and items of real clothing and other everyday objects.

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