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Salon (Exhibition : Paris, France)

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Meeting name headingSalon (Exhibition : Paris, France)
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Variant(s)Paris. Salon
Paris Salon
Pariser Salon
Salon de peinture, gravure, sculpture et d'architecture des artistes vivants
Salon des artistes français (1667-1880)
See alsoSociété des artistes français. Salon
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Société nationale des beaux-arts (France). Salon
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Special noteThis heading valid only through 1880.
Form of heading for particular Salons contains only heading and date; e.g.: Salon (Exhibition : Paris, France) (1834); do not use numbering that may be mentioned in association with a particular Salon.
Found inAbout, E. F. V. Nos artistes au Salon de 1857, 1858.
Encyc. Brit., 15th ed. (Salon: official exhibition of art sponsored by the French govt.; it originated in 1667; after 1737 it became an annual rather than a sporadic event; in 1881 the Société des artistes français formed to take over responsibility for the Salon)
Encyc. Brit., 1972: v. 2, p. 497 (Paris Salon; suffered schism in 1890 from which grew two separate organizations, Société nationale des beaux-arts and Société des artistes français)
Grand Larousse (Salon; 1st held in 1667; in 1881 the govt. withdrew its sponsorship and the Société des artistes français founded to run it; after the Exposition univ. of 1889 a schism developed; dissidents founded the Société nationale des beaux-arts which began in 1890 to hold annual salons also)
McGraw-Hill dict. of art, c1969 (Salon: The Salon des artistes français started in 1667; in 1881 taken over by the Société des artistes français)
Sfeir-Semler, A. Die Maler am Pariser Salon ... c1992: p. 13 (official name: Salon de peinture, gravure, sculpture et d'architecture des artistes vivants)
The Impressionists and the Salon (1874-1886) ... 1974: t.p. (the Salon)