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Art & Copy

Aug 21, 2009 | IMDB 7

89 min Watch Now

Documentary

The personal odysseys of some of the most influential advertising visionaries of all time and the stories behind their campaigns.

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Lee Clow, Jim Durfee, Cliff Freeman, Jeff Goodby, George Lois, David Kennedy

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