Sotheby's Breuer Exhibition Marks U.S. Semiquincentennial With 250 Years of American Art and Culture
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Elisa Carollo
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Sotheby's is launching "250 Years of American Art and Culture," a blockbuster private selling exhibition at its Breuer location timed to the U.S. semiquincentennial. The cross-category show explores American identity through art, literature, sports, history, and objects — including a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. Presented with additional loans for context, the exhibition traces the continuum of American culture across disciplines and categories.
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· 3 pulledTimed with the semiquincentennial anniversary of the founding of the United States, Sotheby's is opening '250 Years of American Art and Culture,' a new blockbuster exhibition for its Breuer auction house/museum series.
The show traces the continuum of American art and culture across disciplines, objects and categories.
Presented as a private selling exhibition with additional loans for context and storytelling...
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