The Amazing Decade: Women and Performance Art in America, 1970-1980
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A detailed study of the role women artists played in the develpment and expansion of performance art
| Editor | Moira Roth |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Astro Artz |
| ISBN | 0937122092 |
| Reference | P2495 |
| Date | 1983 |
| Type | Publication |
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