The Dancer, the Dreamers, and the Queen of Romania: How an Unlikely Quartet Created America's Most Improbable Art Museum
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Steve Wiegand., & Steve Wiegand|AUTHOR. (2020). The Dancer, the Dreamers, and the Queen of Romania: How an Unlikely Quartet Created America's Most Improbable Art Museum . Bancroft Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steve Wiegand and Steve Wiegand|AUTHOR. 2020. The Dancer, the Dreamers, and the Queen of Romania: How an Unlikely Quartet Created America's Most Improbable Art Museum. Bancroft Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steve Wiegand and Steve Wiegand|AUTHOR. The Dancer, the Dreamers, and the Queen of Romania: How an Unlikely Quartet Created America's Most Improbable Art Museum Bancroft Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Steve Wiegand, and Steve Wiegand|AUTHOR. The Dancer, the Dreamers, and the Queen of Romania: How an Unlikely Quartet Created America's Most Improbable Art Museum Bancroft Press, 2020.
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