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Artist Jeanne-Claude dies; co-created ’The Gates’

Quick ReadArtist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called “The Gates” with her husband Christo, has died. She was 74.

Artist Jeanne-Claude, right, who created the 2005 installation

Photo credit: AP | Artist Jeanne-Claude, right, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called “The Gates” with her husband Christo, center, has died. She was 74.

Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation “The Gates” and other large scale “wrapping” projects around the globe with her husband Christo, has died. She was 74.

 Jeanne-Claude died Wednesday night at a New York hospital fromcomplications of a brain aneurysm, her family said in an e-mail statement.

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