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Alexander Girard's miniature folk art collection segment

Season 15 | 8m 06s

In Santa Fe, New Mexico, iconic 20th-century designer Alexander Girard’s passion for folk art is on view at the “Multiple Visions” exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art. In the 1980s, Girard donated his collection of over 100,000 pieces of miniature folk art to the museum and transformed into one expansive exhibition. Segment from MINIATURES episode

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