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Tag Archives: France

In the Gallery: Café L’Avenue, Paris by Richard E. Miller

by , Director of Art Education in Art

Jun

25

Written by Jocelyn Boigenzahn, Curatorial Intern Richard E. Miller was an American painter who holds a high place in the American School of Impressionism, he was especially known for his […]

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Happy Birthday Edgar Degas!

by , in Education

Jul

19

Edgar Degas was born on July 19, 1834 in Paris, France to a wealthy family, his mother, Celestine Musson de Gas, and his father, Augustin de Gas, a banker. Degas took painting very seriously at a young age and by 18 had turned a room in his house into his painting room.

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Happy Birthday Camille Pissarro

by , Director of Art Education in Art

Jul

10

Camille Pissarro was born 7/10/1830 in the Danish West Indies, the son of a French-Portuguese merchant and a Creole woman. At age twelve he was sent to a boarding school in Passy, where he took his first…

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In the Gallery – Charles Joseph Natoire: The Awakening of Venus

by , in Art

Jun

12

This classically themed painting of The Awakening of Venus is the epitome of Charles Natoire French Rococo style. As a student at the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture…

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Late Night Bon Voyage for Monet was a Misfit. Renoir was a Rebel. Pissaro was a Punk.

by , Marketing Manager in Education

May

02

It’s true! The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens will stay open until Midnight on Saturday, May 5, giving you one last opportunity to see…

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Happy Birthday Frederick Carl Frieseke!

by , in Education

Apr

07

A dancer, sitting legs crossed upon a stool, holds a mirror up to her face. Lifting her hand to her lips, she applies lipstick just before going on stage. She is clothed in a soft pink garment that slips down to reveal her pale shoulder. The woman is surrounded by pink, blue and white floral drapery…

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