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The Portland Art Museum names Dawson W. Carr as its first Curator of European Art |
| August 27th, 2012 01:35:14 am |
PORTLAND, ORE.- Following an international search, Dawson W. Carr, Ph.D., has been appointed the first Janet and Richard Geary Curator of European Art. As the first full-time European curator in the Museum’s 120-year history, he will be responsible for all European painting, sculpture, and drawings prior to 1850. Carr is currently the Curator of Spanish and Italian Paintings 1500-1800 and Head of Display at The National Gallery, London. “Through the generosity of Janet and Richard Geary, the Museum has attracted an internationally known scholar from a prestigious institution to Portland,” said Chief Curator Bruce Guenther. “Carr has a sterling reputation in the field with a distinguished record of exhibitions and publications.” Since joining The National Gallery in 2003, Carr has organized two of its most popular exhibitions: Caravaggio: The Final Years and Velzquez. He also curated Pompeo Batoni, 1708-1787 and Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals, which la |
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