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May 18, 2013
David Roberts

David Roberts

The artist as tour guide

by Stephanie Rieke

posted 11/1/2002

It's been said that people travel to reinforce what they already know, not to discover anything new. This theory may also explain the appeal of pictures that strengthen visual perceptions of a specific place. Such is the case with the captivating lithographs David Roberts made in Egypt and the Holy Land in 1838-1839, twelve of which are currently on view at

 
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