{"id":657,"date":"2010-05-01T11:20:04","date_gmt":"2010-05-01T11:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=657"},"modified":"2010-05-01T11:20:04","modified_gmt":"2010-05-01T11:20:04","slug":"lydia-macpherson-is-still-at-the-art-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/lydia-macpherson-is-still-at-the-art-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Lydia Macpherson is still at the art gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta name=\"Title\" content=\"\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Keywords\" content=\"\"><br \/>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 2008\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 2008\">\n<link rel=\"File-List\" href=\"file:\/\/localhost\/Users\/helenivory\/Library\/Caches\/TemporaryItems\/msoclip\/0\/clip_filelist.xml\">\n<!--[if gte mso 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