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The 19th-century painter Guillaume Lethiere is rediscovered and restored to his position of respect with a new retrospective at Clark Art Institute.

Napoleon’s troublesome legacy On the bicentenary of the former emperor’s death, those in France’s overseas territories remember a tyrant who reversed the abolition of slavery REUNION, FRANCE, REUTERS When France commemorates the bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death today, Aurelie Ramassamy will remember a tyrant who reversed the abolition of slavery rather than an emperor often lionized as a hero for his battlefield triumphs. Like most Creoles on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, one of France’s overseas departments, Ramassamy is a descendant of slaves. Family folklore says h...

In France's overseas territories, Napoleon's legacy has a more troublesome side Reuters 2 hrs ago By Anna Bellissens © Reuters/SARAH MEYSSONNIER The micro-mosaic "Napoleon Coming out of his Tomb" is displayed in the Musee de l'Armee in Paris By Anna Bellissens REUNION ISLAND, France (Reuters) - When France commemorates the bicentenary of Napoleon Bonaparte's death on May 5, Aurelie Ramassamy will remember a tyrant who reversed the abolition of slavery rather than an emperor often lionized as a hero for his battlefield triumphs. © Reuters/SARAH MEYSSONNIER A bronze st...