Where does one look when viewing artwork in a museum?

Empirical Studies of the Arts

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-72

  Heidenreich, Susan ^a   Turano, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82455232963     PISSN: 02762374     EISSN: 15414493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EM.29.1.d     Document Type: Article

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