"The Greek Miracle (1993)" Exhibition Poster From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Framed original exhibition poster from "The Greek Miracle" exhibit, which took place at The Metropolitan Museum Of Art from March … more Framed original exhibition poster from "The Greek Miracle" exhibit, which took place at The Metropolitan Museum Of Art from March 11 to May 23, 1993. Simply enclosed in a silver metal frame.

The exhibition, "The Greek Miracle. Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy. The Fifth Century BC" was displayed at the National Gallery of America in Washington DC from 22 November 1992 to 7 February 1993 and then at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from 11 March to 23 May 1993.

The exhibition marked the 2,500th anniversary of Kleisthenes' reforms of the Athenian constitution in 507/8 BCE, which, it is argued, marked a change in political practice and led to democracy in Athens. The Greek Miracle at these two American venues displayed art from the time of Kleisthenes' reforms to the late fifth century BCE in an attempt to illustrate how art in Athens (and to some extent Greece in general) developed over this century. The exhibition continued the story of Greek art through the Greek classical style from the development of archaic art through to early classical style that had been displayed in The Human Figure in Early Greek Art exhibition that had been held at the National Gallery of Art in 1988. This earlier exhibition had then toured a number of other venues in America until September 1989. less