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African Furniture & Household Objects

Dates: June 20, 1981 through September 7, 1981
Collections: Decorative Arts

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USEFUL ARTS OF AFRICA ON EXHIBITJuly 3, 1981 By SUZANNE SLESIN"The attraction that such Western artists as Picasso, Giacometti and Max Ernst have had to African art is both well documented and recognized. But a traveling exhibition called ''African Furniture & Household Objects,'' which has just opened at the Brooklyn Museum (through Sept. 7), focuses on another influential but less noticed aspect of African..." (New York Times Fee Required)

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July 11, 1981: Homer & Sargent Watercolors from the Museum Collection
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Exhibitions: African Furniture & Household Objects

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