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Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980). “Cavallo e tres cavalieri sur fondo verde” (1953). Source: Christie’s

The story of FRED

The story started in the 1960s, with an economist named Homer Jones (now sometimes referred to as the “grandfather of FRED”). Mr. Jones was the dir…