Milton Glaser: The Artist And His Works

Here is Milton Glaser the man and his works.
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Uploaded by TheMiltonGlaser on Nov 3, 2010
This movie documents Milton's most recent show at SVA, which is a 50-year retrospective of nearly 100 works he created for the school.
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