Sister Wendy's American Collection

Sister Wendy's American Collection

Sister Wendy's American Collection

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Sister Wendy's American Collection

2001- 2001

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

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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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