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TV As a Creative Medium: Howard Wise and Video Art

Author
Marita Sturken
Publication
Afterimage
Publisher
Visual Studies Workshop
Date
May 1984
Place
Rochester, New York
Volume
11
Issue
10
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ETC0861

https://archive.org/details/ETC0861

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Marita Sturken. TV As a Creative Medium: Howard Wise and Video Art. Afterimage. vol. 11, no. 10. Visual Studies Workshop. May 1984.

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