1848 – 1907
Industrial Revolution II

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Edvard Munch The Storm Khnopff Jeanne Kéfer
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Symbolism: Munch's The Storm

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Edvard Munch, The Storm, oil on canvas, 1893 (MoMA)

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Nancy Proctor, Dr. Steven Zucker

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Fidel Trower-Kelly wrote on Monday, September 28, 2009

The light in the house. What does signify? Does it show some sign of hope or does it hide from you what is just around the bent, and is this something to fear?

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