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"citation": "Donley, Gregory, \"Three New Curators\", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 39 no. 04, April 1999",
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"citation": "Thompson, Jon, and Sheila R. Canby. Hunt for Paradise: Court Arts of Safavid Iran, 1501-1576. Milan: Skira; London: Thames & Hudson, 2003.",
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