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Anne Bascove (born 1946), commonly credited by the mononym Bascove, is an American artist. She's a painter, printmaker, and collager. She is noted for images of bridges, book covers, and her celebration of books and reading. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received her B.A. from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

She has edited three collections of her paintings with related writings: ''Sustenance and Desire: A Food Lover's Anthology of Sensuality and Humor'' (2004, ), ''Where Books Fall Open: A Reader's Anthology of Wit & Passion'' (2001, ) and ''Stone and Steel: Paintings and Writings Celebrating the Bridges of New York City'' (1998, ).

Bascove has worked with The New York, Brooklyn, and Roosevelt Island Historical Societies, and has lectured and arranged events with the Museum of the City of New York, the Central Park Conservancy, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the Municipal Art Society, NYU Fales Library, and the Hudson River Museum.

She currently resides in New York City with her husband, architect Michael Avramides. Provided by Wikipedia