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French (culture or style)

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to the culture of the modern nation of France, or in general to cultures that have occupied the area of the modern nation in western Europe.

Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:

Tapestries Lent by P. W. French & Company, March 31-Summer 1926

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Scope and Contents 15 rare tapestries representing the Flemish and French schools from the 16th to 18th century, lent by Mr. Mitchell Samuels of the P.W. French & Company of New York from Spring to Summer 1926. Included in the exhibition was a set of six Louis XIV tapestries woven by Phillippe Behagle, after the cartoons of LeBrun, Van der Meulen, and Martin. This set of tapestries was the most important of its kind and belonged to Lord Amherst. No exhibition materials remain for the exhibition. Only...
Dates: March 31-Summer 1926

The Age of Enlightenment, Lent by Life Magazine, November 15-December 15, 1947

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An exhibition of 24 photographic panels displaying the social life, bureaucracy, arts, and decoration of eighteenth century France during the Enlightenment period, arranged and circulated by Life Magazine. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: November 15-December 15, 1947

The Andre J. Kahn Collection of Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century French Paintings, October 15-[November] 1958

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An exhibition of the 21 paintings by nineteenth and twentieth century French artists recently donated to the museum by American collector Andre J. Khan. The exhibition records span one folder of expense information, plus a catalog and photographs.

Dates: October 15-[November] 1958

The French in California: A Pioneer Exhibition, November 11-30, 1950

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An exhibition of paintings, drawings, lithographs, photographs, furniture, maps, costumes, and other objects dating from 1850 to 1906 arranged by the French Centennial Committee. The exhibition records span five folders plus a catalog.

Dates: November 11-30, 1950

The Garden: Classical and Romantic, April 5-May 18, 1952

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints surveying the evolution of garden decoration from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries by French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, and Italian artists. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: April 5-May 18, 1952

The Gladys Lloyd Robinson and Edward G. Robinson Collection, November 21, 1956-January 13, 1957

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An exhibition of paintings by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists collected by Gladys Lloyd Robinson and Edward G. Robinson, sponsored by the Patrons of Art and Music. The exhibition records span seven folders plus a catalog, bulletin, clipping, and photographs.

Dates: November 21, 1956-January 13, 1957

The Passion According to St. John: Prints by Charles Bouleau, [May]-May 31, 1954

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection, an exhibition of prints depicting the passion of Christian St. John, by French artist Charles Bouleau. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: [May]-May 31, 1954

The Work of Auguste Rodin: Centennial Exhibition, November 11-[December 31], 1940

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An exhibition of more than 30 bronze and marble sculptures, 53 plasters, and 9 watercolor drawings by Auguste Rodin from the museum permanent collection purchased by Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: November 11-[December 31], 1940

The Works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), [February 16]-March 15, 1951

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An exhibition of 31 paintings and 6 drawings by nineteenth-century French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec from the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi, France plus a portrait of Lautrec by Vuillard, circulated by the Knoedler Galleries of New York City. The exhibition records span eight folders plus a catalog and photographs.

Dates: [February 16]-March 15, 1951

Thirty-five French Paintings of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries, July 16-September 5, 1955

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An exhibition of 35 paintings by nineteenth and twentieth century French artists, lent by M. Knoedler Gallery & Co., Inc. and Wildenstein & Co., Inc. The exhibition records span three folders plus object photographs.

Dates: July 16-September 5, 1955