Video History Project

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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Date
1971
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Washington, D.C., initiates Public Media Program; directors include Chloe Aaron and Brian O'Doherty. Other associates include Arthur Tsuchiya, Mary Smith
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