Word: zerner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...very controversial--he's not your basic, traditional art historian," said Professor of Fine Arts Henri Zerner, a member of the search committee. "From my point of view, he was the most interesting...
...Zerner, who is also curator of prints of Harvard's art museums, said he planned the art show to teach his students that "portraits are not simple things." A portrait is more than just a reflection of the subject's physical features, he said...
Students taking Zerner's course will attend sections at the exhibit and will have assignments pertaining to the exhibit, he said...
...courses in the past have also incorporated exhibits at Harvard museums, Zerner said, adding that the fall course Literature and Arts B-25, "Rembrandt and his Contemporaries," also puts together a show to supplement reading and lectures...
...exhibit, which opens to the public Saturday, features portraits from 3000 B.C. to the 1980s by artists from Sumeria to Renaissance Europe to modern America. Zerner said he plans to use examples from the portraits on display to demonstrate the development of the portrait from the stereotypical style of the ancient Egyptians to the detail of Rembrandt...