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The Grand Picture Gallery at Bob Jones University
May 20, 2009
John Nolan curator, Museum & Gallery, Bob Jones University

John Nolan, curator of the Museum & Gallery at Bob Jones University, introduces the Grand Picture Gallery collection of over 400 Old Master paintings. Nolan describes how collections were formed over the centuries and hung in unique ways, according to tastes and trends, and how the most prized possessions were singled out in such a room. This event was hosted by The Englishman Gallery in Atlanta.

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Author: John M. Nolan
Publisher: The History Press (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 144 pages
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