Npr: The Art of Parisian Art Dealer Ambroise Vollard

Paris at the end of the nineteenth century was at the center of a cultural arts explosion owing, in part, to the constellation of artists surrounding the art dealership of Ambroise Vollard. This archived report from NPR tells the story of Vollard's influential Parisian gallery and that of the artists who made Paris their home. An excellent site for exploring the role that the arts can play in the establishing a city as a cultural center.