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- | [[Image:Whistler, “Symphony in White, No.1 The White Girl, painted 1862.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[James Whistler]]'s painting '''''Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl''''' ([[1862]]) caused [[controversy]] when exhibited in London and, later, at the ''[[Salon des Refusés]]'' in Paris. The painting epitomizes his theory that art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony, not with the [[realism|accurate portrayal of the natural world]].]]{{Template}} | + | [[Image:Whistler, “Symphony in White, No.1 The White Girl, painted 1862.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[James Whistler]]'s painting '''''Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl''''' ([[1862]]) caused [[controversy]] when exhibited in London and, later, at the ''[[Salon des Refusés]]'' in Paris. The painting epitomizes his theory that art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony, not with the [[realism|accurate portrayal of the natural world]].]] |
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*[[1763]] - [[Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil]], wealthy heir to a “président” at the Cour des Aides marries [[Marquis de Sade]]. | *[[1763]] - [[Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil]], wealthy heir to a “président” at the Cour des Aides marries [[Marquis de Sade]]. | ||
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== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
*[[1999]] - [[James Broughton]], American artist | *[[1999]] - [[James Broughton]], American artist | ||
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Art and culture
- 1763 - Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil, wealthy heir to a “président” at the Cour des Aides marries Marquis de Sade.
- 1863 - Salon des Refusés, Paris, organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon
- 1965 - 2nd Paris Festival of Free Expression opens at the American Center
- 1978 - Charlie Chaplin's stolen body found
Births
- 1866 - Erik Satie, French musician and composer
- 1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist
- 1935 - Dennis Potter, English dramatist
Deaths
- 1999 - James Broughton, American artist
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