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John A. and Helen P. Becker Gallery
This exhibition, curated by students in conjunction with the community-based course, French 310: Censorship and Enlightenment, tells the stories behind the controversial French Enlightenment books in James ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ III's collection. Bequeathed to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ in 1802, these books reflected a commitment to propagating the principles of French Enlightenment thought in a small college in New England.
Selected Works
Gilbert Stuart, American, 1755 - 1828, Portrait of James ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ III, ca. 1806-12, oil on canvas, Bequest of Mrs. Sarah ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Dearborn, 1870.6
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This exhibition, curated by students in conjunction with the community-based course, French 310: Censorship and Enlightenment, tells the stories behind the controversial French Enlightenment books in James ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ III's collection. Bequeathed to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ in 1802, these books reflected a commitment to propagating the principles of French Enlightenment thought in a small college in New England.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Common Good in conjunction with their Literature as Lense