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I Wish I Had Been There!!


Between 1909 and 1948, the Grand Palais near the Champs-Elysées in Paris featured  remarkable decorative interiors which housed automotive, aeronautical and many other types of trade shows. For the buildings and other structures of the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931, decorative lighting helped create a unity among the diverse architectures.
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Fountains: Splash and Spectacle


This exhibition celebrations fountains— as urban oases, refreshments, spectacles, and landmarks. Drawings, prints, photographs, and video present fountains from 17th century Rome and 18th century Versailles to modern fountains such as the civil rights memorial and works by Philip Johnson and Isamu Noguchi.
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