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| | Comic Art Exhibition (Getty Press Release) |
 | | A new exhibition, Comic Art: The Paris Salon in Caricature, at the Getty Center from November 18, 2003 through February 15, 2004, examines the wit, wisdom, and scathing commentary of these graphic satirists during their heyday, from the 1830s through the turn of the century. |
 | | The caricaturists' main target remained the Salon and its focus on the staid old-line art establishment, but innovative "avant-garde" artists also took their share of satirical punches. Edouard Manet and Gustave Courbet were among the popular targets. |
 | | Works of art were often the subject of caricature, as were art dealers, auction houses, galleries, and their eager customers—the entire spectrum of the art world in 1800s France. |
| www.getty.edu /news/press/exhibit/comic_art.html (846 words) |
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