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Barbara London

Date
1977

Barbara London becomes assistant curator in the Department of Film, Museum of Modern Art.

Responsibilities include the permanent collection which holds over 400 titles; the as-yet unopened video study center; the newly launched circulating video library; Video Viewpoints, the on-going lecture series with in-person appearances by video artists.

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Barbara London becomes assistant curator in the Department of Film, Museum of Modern Art. Her responsibilities include the permanent collection, which holds over 400 titles; the as-yet unopened video study center; the newly launched circulating video library; and Video Viewpoints, an on-going lecture series with in-person appearances by video artists.

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