Title

Dance Hall Days: French posters from Chéret to Toulouse-Lautrec

Collective title

National Gallery of Australia travelling exhibition

Venues

National Gallery Of Australia (27 June 1998 – 18 October 1998)

New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) (3 September 1999 – 31 October 1999)

Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest. (27 November 1999 – 30 January 2000)

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. (26 February 2000 – 24 April 2000)

Art Gallery of Western Australia. (25 May 2000 – 23 July 2000)

Date

(1998 – 2000)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia. Posters

Curator

Mark Henshaw

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

Dance halls such as the Moulin de la Galette and the Elysée Montmartre were popular venues in late 19th century France, attracting everyone from aristocrats to young working girls.  To advertise such venues and their entertainment, a thriving poster business developed, which contributed to a widespread enthusiasm for this new 'art of the street'.  The exhibition, Dance Hall Days, features key posters which evoke the excitement and freneticism of the age. [Gallery media, 1998]