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Houdon from the Louvre
dal 10/10/2008 al 3/1/2009
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

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10/10/2008

Houdon from the Louvre

Denver Art Museum, Denver

During his lifetime Houdon created masterpieces from bronze, marble, terra cotta, and plaster from some of the most renowned and respected philosophers, politicians, and free thinkers of his time including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, and Moliere, as well as his own wife and children. The exhibition features approximately 20 works.


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The second exhibition of works from the Louvre opens this fall at the Denver Art Museum, featuring highlights from the Louvre's unparalleled collection of sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Houdon from the Louvre will feature approximately 20 works portraying intellectual and political leaders, including portraits of American founding fathers George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, famous busts of French Enlighten­ment thinkers Denis Diderot and Voltaire and well-known portraits of Houdon's wife and children. For the first time, a catalog featuring the Louvre's entire Houdon collection will be published in English to accompany the exhibition.

Houdon from the Louvre is presented in association with Louvre Atlanta, a collaboration between High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and Musée du Louvre, Paris. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Accenture is the presenting partner for this exhibition. Generous support is provided by AXA Art. Additional funding is provided by Avanade Inc., the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, and the generous donors to the Annual Leadership Campaign. Promotional support is provided by The Denver Post.

Opens October 11, 2008

Denver Art Museum
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