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Visual Literacy: A Talk With James Elkins
Do you know how to use your eyes? To accompany our Seeing exhibition, this video collection addresses visual literacy, visual culture, and what it means to live and thrive in a visual culture.
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Episodes
Published: January 1, 2008
Total Running Time: 00:02:10
Published: August 21, 2002
Total Running Time: 01:24:22
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