Sister Wendy's American Collection(2001)
Overview
Sister Wendy Beckett, a cloistered nun and Oxford-educated art scholar, takes an art appreciation tour across America, visiting six major art museums in this 6-hours documentary series from PBS.
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6 episodes • 2001
Season 1
6 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Sep 5, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kimbell Museum of Art, Fort Worth, Texas | Sep 5, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | Sep 12, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Sep 12, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Art Institute of Chicago | Sep 19, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Cleveland Museum of Art | Sep 19, 2001 | 0.0 |
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