In The Farrell Auditorium

Join Dr. Bradley Bailey for a tale of scandal and intrigue! 

Triumph of modernity or tasteless artistic expression?– An instant sensation upon its public debut in 1869, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s sculptural group La Danse flaunted the conventions of mid-19th-century French sculpture with its daring fusion of romantic expressivity and realistically depicted nudity.  

Join Bradley for a close examination of Carpeaux’s Spirit of the Dance and the controversy surrounding the artist’s works.