Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California 1878 Jules Tavernier Parisian-trained artist Jules Tavernier settled in the 1870s in San Francisco, where he received his most important commission from Tiburcio Parrott, the citys leading banker. During a visit from his Parisian business partner Baron Edmond de Rothschild, in 1876, Parrott was able to obtain entry to a ceremonial dance of the Elem Pomo peoples, known as Mfom xe, or people dance, in an underground roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, approximately 100 miles north of San Francisco. Tavernier spent two years working on his masterwork, creating a composition of nearly one hundred figures, including Pomo dancers, musicians, and artists, as well as non-Native on-lookers, notably Parrott and Rothschild. Tavernier renders the light illuminating the dimly lit interior with brilliant technical finesse by means of highly controlled tonal variation and flashes of color to enliven the scene. While the work celebrates t

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Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California 1878 Jules Tavernier Parisian-trained artist Jules Tavernier settled in the 1870s in San Francisco, where he received his most important commission from Tiburcio Parrott, the citys leading banker. During a visit from his Parisian business partner Baron Edmond de Rothschild, in 1876, Parrott was able to obtain entry to a ceremonial dance of the Elem Pomo peoples, known as Mfom xe, or people dance, in an underground roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, approximately 100 miles north of San Francisco. Tavernier spent two years working on his masterwork, creating a composition of nearly one hundred figures, including Pomo dancers, musicians, and artists, as well as non-Native on-lookers, notably Parrott and Rothschild. Tavernier renders the light illuminating the dimly lit interior with brilliant technical finesse by means of highly controlled tonal variation and flashes of color to enliven the scene. While the work celebrates t

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