minds my provenance exists. My mother, Corien Davis
Drew, taught me how to dream, and my father, Kenneth
Richard Drew, showed me what it takes to make dreams
come true. My daughters, Elizabeth and Jacquelyn — you
make me proud every single day. My sisters Ana, Carol
and Paula, and the other strong, brilliant and beautiful
women and men in our family and circle of friends — you
are awesome, inspiring and very, very special to me.
Donna Drew Sawyer
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Donna Drew Sawyer advanced the creativity of others as a
Madison Avenue advertising executive, public relations man-
ager for Sesame Street and as a senior administrator for several
arts organizations including the Chrysler Museum of Art and
the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Writing to attract audiences for others led her to start writing
for an audience of her own. Born and raised in New York
City, she now lives with her family near Washington, DC.
PROVENANCE is her first novel.
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