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Article: Leeds City Art Gallery raffle: More tickets printed in rush to win a Damien Hirst for [pounds sterling]1.
- Article from:
- Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England)
- Article date:
- November 22, 2007
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Organisers of the "Win a Damien Hirst for [pounds sterling]1" raffle are printing more tickets to try to keep up with demand.
Leeds City Art Gallery's raffle, giving people the chance to win an original, signed and dated sketch by the internationally-renowned artist has attracted widespread interest.
Nearly 3,000 tickets have been sold in just over a week and with the December 20 draw still four weeks away, a decision has been made to get more printed.
Dr Jeffrey Sherwin, an honorary alderman of Leeds and the man behind the charity raffle, said: "We had thousands printed but with the ...