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Artist dwells in shadows of dark history

Artist Michael Ramseur's large pastels of Danvers State Hospital are on display at Mingo Gallery in Beverly. Artist Michael Ramseur's large pastels of Danvers State Hospital are on display at Mingo Gallery in Beverly. (Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff)
By Joel Brown
Globe Correspondent / October 30, 2008

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Gothic peaks and soaring facades loom over the viewer. Bare trees thrash in the wind. The building itself seems to be alive and threatening. (Full article: 917 words)

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