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France

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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Area inhabited by Lower Paleolithic; Celt-speaking Gauls dominated by 5th century BCE; part of Roman Empire 125 BCE-5th century, then under Frankish influence; lost land to England 12th-16th centuries; monarchy fell in Revolution 1792; recurring expansion 16-19th centuries; official language is French, though Provençal, Breton, Flemish, Catalan, Corsican, Basque, and Germanic regional patois are also spoken.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Contemporary French Tapestries, September 1-22, 1959

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An exhibition of 45 tapestries by 18 members of the contemporary French artist group Association des Peintres-Cartonniers de Tapisseries, arranged by the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York and sponsored by the Association Francaise d’Action Artistique. The exhibition records span four folders plus a catalog from the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, clipping, and photographs.

Dates: September 1-22, 1959

French Drawings: Masterpieces from Seven Centuries, March 7-April 10, 1956

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A loan exhibition surveying the development of drawing by French artists from the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries, organized by L’Association Française d’Action Artistique and circulated by the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition records span eight folders plus a catalog, bulletin, and photographs.

Dates: March 7-April 10, 1956

Modern French Prints, Lent by the French Government, September 9-[30], 1948

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An exhibition of 160 prints by nineteenth and twentieth century French artists. The exhibition records span three folders plus a catalog.

Dates: September 9-[30], 1948

Painting in France, 1939-1946, October 9-November 9, 1947

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An exhibition of 117 paintings created in France during World War II, arranged by the Association Francaise d’Action Artistique under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & the Ministry of National Education of France, in cooperation with the Whitney Museum of American Art. The exhibition was circulated by the American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span five folders plus a catalog from the Whitney Museum and photographs.

Dates: October 9-November 9, 1947