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Morses Gallery of the Louvre exhibited at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| August 25th, 2012 01:35:09 am |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Centered around the famous painting on special loan from the Terra Foundation of American Art, A New Look: Samuel F. B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre tells a dynamic tale about art education, mentorship and practice, and learning from historical art. On view through April 14, 2013 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Morse installation sets the artist's work into an environment echoing what is shown in the picture. The exhibition is a collaboration between PAFA's Senior Curator and Curator of Modern Art, Robert Cozzolino, and PAFA's Curator of Historical American Art, Anna Marley. Known today primarily for his role in the development of the telegraph and the Morse code, Samuel F. B. Morse began his career as a painter. One of his most important works, Gallery of the Louvre (1831-1833), depicts masterpieces from the Louvre's collection. On a visit to Paris in 1830, |
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