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:
Foreign Section of the Twenty-Sixth International Exhibition of Paintings from the Carnegie Institute, April 2-May 13, 1928
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 278 of the best recent paintings of noted artists from fifteen European countries, lent by the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The exhibition records span one folder plus a few copies of the exhibition catalog.
Dates:
April 2-May 13, 1928
Nineteenth Century Paintings from the Collection of Mr. Arthur Sachs, October 21, 1950
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 9 paintings by nineteenth-century French artists, from the collection of Arthur Sachs, supplemented by 6 paintings from the museum’s permanent and loan collections. The exhibition records span one folder of photographs plus coverage in the CPLH bulletin.
Dates:
October 21, 1950