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J.M.W. Turner: British Master of Watercolor
August 12, 2008
Janice Simon art history professor, University of Georgia

Janice Simon discusses what makes artist J.M.W. Turner so important to the history of watercolor. This event was hosted by the Madison Gallery in Atlanta.

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Art & Architecture | Art History | Janice Simon | landscape painting | Madison Gallery | Painting | Spirituality & Religion | watercolor
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