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David Brenneman, chief curator of the High Museum of Art, discusses one of the Renaissance's most important portraits, Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione.

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Art historian Juliet Bellow and Bella Meyer, granddaughter of Marc Chagall, explore Chagall's life and work. Bellow explores Chagall's art within the context of his time and compares it with that of his fellow Russian expatriates.
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The Road to Justice: Civil Rights and Legal Developments
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The United States made enormous progress toward racial justice since World War II. Fred D. Gray, one of the nation’s preeminent civil rights lawyers, analyzes legal developments in this field, drawing on his own leading role in many landmark civil rights cases.
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SnickerFritz: Engaging the Community with Art
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This program discusses the SnickerFritz Cultural Arts Workshop for the Art, Inc which is a non-profit organization founded by master artist and sculptor Edward E. Parker to provide various programs that engage people in the arts for social development.
Artists in Context: New Conversations, Ideas, and Projects I
Dava J. Newman
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Carrie Lambert-Beatty moderates a discussion on the negotiation between "art of protest" and "art of policy" with several of the most experienced and compelling voices in the field of contemporary creative practices: Ann Hamilton, Dava Newman, Mel Chin, Barbara Schaffer Bacon, and Jeremy Liu.
Allan Crite: A Boston Treasure
Edmund Gaither
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Edmund Gaither, founding Director and Curator of the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, discusses Allan Crite, the “Dean of African American Artists in New England.”
Image of Paris in the Age of Impressionism: Masterworks from the Musee D'Orsay
Author: David Brenneman, Mary G. Morton
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (2002)
Binding: Hardcover, 172 pages
Image of Degas and America: The Early Collectors
Author: Ann Dumas, David Brenneman
Publisher: Rizzoli (2001)
Binding: Hardcover, 248 pages
Author: David A. Brenneman
Publisher: High Museum of Art (2001)
Binding: Paperback, 48 pages

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