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John Berger, Sven Blomberg, Chris Fox, Michael Dibb, Richard

These individuals create a significant work that deals with the way individuals and societies in general see, and record what they see.

Rene Magritte

This Surrealist painter lives from 1898-1967. The painter's work "The Key of Dreams" sets the keynote for the Berger work.

Frans Hals

In 1664, this eighty-year-old destitute Dutch painter receives an official commission to show the directors of a poorhouse for poor, old people in Harlem. The painter receives free fuel for the winter from these same subjects.

The Nude

This is a recurrent theme and category of European oil painting. Adam and Eve in Genesis represent the first subjects in the category.

The Spectator-Owner

This is the term used by the authors to denote the person who may experience self-satisfaction with his oil painting.

The Spectator-Buyer

This is the term used by the authors to...

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