Jean-Antoine Houdon. George Washington (1732-1799). Terra-cotta. 1786

ATLANTA, GA.- The sixth “Louvre Atlanta” exhibition will open at the High Museum of Art this June, featuring highlights from the Louvre’s unparalleled collection of sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon. “Houdon at the Louvre: Masterworks of the Enlightenment” will feature approximately 20 works portraying intellectual and political leaders, including famous busts of French Enlightenment thinkers Denis Diderot and Voltaire, portraits of American founding fathers George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and well-known portraits of Houdon’s wife and children. For the first time, a catalogue featuring the Louvre’s entire Houdon collection will be published in English to accompany the exhibition. The exhibition will premiere on June 7, 2008, and will be on view through September 7, 2008.

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