World Cultures, World Arts Series: On the Art of Political Agency: Manet’s Execution of Emperor Maximilian in the Global Context

Thu Nov 16 2023 1:00PM – 2:00PM | Thu Nov 16 2023

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Organized by Weissman Center for International Business

Event Description:

The World Cultures, World Arts Series is a semiannual lecture series on the intersection of art history, business and culture around the world. All Baruch community members are invited to join. On the Art of Political Agency: Manet’s Execution of Emperor Maximilian in the Global Context Join Dr. Olga Johnson as she explains the geopolitical tensions Édouard Manet captured in his controversial realist painting of the 1867 execution of Emperor Maximilian, the Austrian archduke whom imperial France instated to rule in Mexico City during the Franco-Mexican war. Register for the Zoom event at bit.ly/worldculturesworldarts.