Alberto Cavalcanti

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Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

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Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963

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Alberto Cavalcanti: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 21, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Feb 02, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Aug 19, 2023
	Added new Web site: Britmovie.co.uk - Biography of Alberto Cavalcanti.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 09, 2007
	Added new Web site: Film Reference - Biography of Alberto Cavalcanti.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 09, 2007
	Added new Web site: Screenonline - Biography of Alberto Cavalcanti.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 09, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998