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'Sporting Art' An Olympic Event Left By The Wayside

July 27, 2012

July 27, 2012

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July 27, 2012

Audie Cornish talks with Olympic historian John MacAloon about the Olympic art competitions which ran from 1912 to 1952. Medals were awarded for sport-themed painting, sculpture, literature, architecture and music.

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