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Harper appointed Curator of Collections and Exhibitions for AU’s Jule Collins Smith Museum

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AUBURN - Marilyn Laufer, Director of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, has announced the appointment of Alabama native Dennis Harper as the museum’s new Curator of Collections and Exhibitions.
Prior to joining the Jule Collins Smith Museum in March, Harper served both as Curator of Exhibitions and Exhibition Designer at the Georgia Museum [...]


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