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Old 07-03-2010, 08:09 PM   #1
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Default Van Gogh's Potato Eaters

The educational opportunities of Dr. Who.

Dr. Who had a show on Vincent Van Gogh. I did some Wikipedia checking and saw his first work The Potato Eaters.

I think I know where someone got the inspiration for "Dogs Playing Poker" on velvet.



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