The Dahesh Museum Presents "Becoming an Artist: The Academy in 19th-Century France"

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The Dahesh Museum Presents "Becoming an Artist: The Academy in 19th-Century France"

1 February, 2010

presents Becoming an Artist: The Academy in 19th-Century France February 26 - April 29, 2010   Monday through Saturday, 11-6
PALITZ GALLERY Lubin House 11 East 61st Street New York City Admission is Free For more information: www.daheshmuseum.org The exhibition highlights the rigorous technical training and broad-based curriculum that attracted students from France and abroad to the highly selective French Academy. The exacting system held competitions that rewarded excellence, created a hierarchy of preferred subject matter and allowed an unexpected variety of artistic expression. More than anything, the Academy was a crucial step to a successful career.
The Water Girl, 1885 by William Adolphe Bouguereau