Listen to lectures about history, art, and culture that were given as part of the West Baton Rouge Museum's Lunchtime Lecture series.
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Nineteenth Century Louisiana Portraits, Photographs and Paintings - Eugene Groves
Presented by Eugene Groves. Mr. Groves explains, “Louisiana is rich in its trove of talented artists and famous patrons. Some of the finest artists in America lived or worked in Louisiana during their illustrious careers. The friction between paintings and early photographs evidenced itself in Louisiana as it did across the country, through the nineteenth century.” Mr. Groves discussed how portrait painting was impacted by the discovery and evolution of photography.