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What more could there possibly be to say about Impressionist painter Claude Monet? A lot, it turns out. In this five-part podcast series, Stefania Van Dyke, senior interpretive specialist at the Denver Art Museum, shares conversations with non-art experts, who respond to Monet's work through the lens of their unique expertise. You'll hear from a Paris historian, an aquatics curator, a geologist, a therapeutic horticulturalist, and a weather historian. This podcast was produced by Postmodern Company in conjunction with the Denver Art Museum's exhibition, "Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature," on view from October 21, 2019 through February 2, 2020.
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Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Joan DeJean, urban historian at the University of Pennsylvania and author of How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City, talks about the pivotal time in which Monet painted bustling modern life. Joan and Stefania cover boulevards, balconies, park benches, and newly affordable umbrellas – all seen in Monet’s paintings.
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