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Roman Art from the Louvre at Seattle Art Museum

The curators of the current SAM exhibit, “Roman Art from the Louvre,” have their work cut out for them. They have less than an hour—my unscientific estimate of how long the average visitor spends at the exhibit—to overturn centuries-old perceptions of Roman art. From ... [More]

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Posted on April 28, 2008 06:35 by Michelle Standley
Tags: sculpture, seattle art museum, seattle
Categories: exhibitions | museums
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