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American Artists and the Louvre: Morse Gallery
February 24, 2007
Paul Staiti professor, art history, Mount Holyoke College
Jean-Philippe Antoine senior fellow, Terra Foundation
Olivier Meslay curator, Musee du Louvre
Sylvia Yount curator, American art, High

Paul Staiti speaks about Samuel F.B. Morse in the context of other early nineteenth-century American artists who sought training in Paris, and Jean-Philippe Antoine presents on issues of imitation and reproduction vis-a-vis Morse's inventive painting. Olivier Meslay and Sylvia Yount serve as respondents to the talks.

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