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Americans in Paris 1860 - 1900

Audio Introduction to the Exhibition

Part 1: The Lure of Paris

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Featured works/artists
Detail from Ellen Day Hale, 'Self Portrait', 1885.

Ellen Day Hale, 'Self Portrait', 1885.

Detail from Elizabeth Jane Gardner, 'The Shepherd David',about 1895.

Elizabeth Jane Gardner

Detail from Henry Ossawa Tanner, 'The Young Sabot Maker', 1895.

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Part 2: Making Their Mark

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Featured works/artists
Detail from James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 'Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl', 1862.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 'Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl', 1862.

Detail from John Singer Sargent, 'Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)', 1883-4.

John Singer Sargent, 'Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)', 1883-4.

Detail from Mary Stevenson Cassatt, 'Little Girl in a Blue Armchair', 1878.

Mary Stevenson Cassatt, 'Little Girl in a Blue Armchair', 1878.

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