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Web Sites (Art-related)
http://www.tfaoi.com/newsm1/n1m512.htm
(To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges
and Universities)
http://www.americanart.si.edu
(Smithsonian American Art Museum)
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
(Getty Art Education Web Site)
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(Institute of International Visual Arts)
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(Public Broadcasting System)
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(Smithsonian National Museum of African Art)
Web Sites (Dance-related)
http://www.dancemagazine.com
(Dance Magazine)
http://www.dcdancenet.com
(D.C. Dancenet)
http://www.pbs.org
(Public Broadcasting System)
http://www.tapdance.org/tap
(The Tap Dance Homepage)
http://www.tapdogs.com
(Tap Dogs)
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