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Sculptors and Their Patrons at Mount Auburn, 1820-1870
March 1, 2007
David B. Dearinger curator, paintings, sculpture, Boston Athenaeum

David Dearinger, Susan Mores Hilles Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at the Boston Athenaeum, discusses American NeoClassic sculptors and their patrons that are buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

This lecture is part of the "Facets of Mount Auburn" celebration of the famous cemetery's 175th anniversary.

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