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The American sculptor Duane Hanson (1925-1996) was one of the leading sculptors working in a superrealist, or Verist, style. His work is highly illusionistic, but also has a social content. While his early works dealt with physical violence or social issues, his later work seems to portray passive, isolated figures as victims of society and negative values.
Astronaut Shannon Lucid (born 1943) set the U.S.record for space flight endurance by staying aboard the Mir station for 188 days in 1996. This also set the record for the longest time a woman remained in space.