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From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

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 accurate portrayal of the natural world.

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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