France
Subject
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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Contemporary French Tapestries, September 1-22, 1959
Sub-Series
Abstract
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
Watercolors and Drawings by Gavarni, May 22-June 20, 1954
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 50 drawings and watercolor paintings by nineteenth-century French artist Paul Gavarni, lent from the Walters Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Art. The exhibition was arranged and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibition records span five folders plus a catalog.
Dates:
May 22-June 20, 1954