His work can be seen in no fewer than ten major museum exhibitions, including shows at the Leopold and the MAK. Yet the best place to discover how Klimt transcended mere ornament in even his gaudiest gilded paintings is at the J.

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While a few institutions in the U.S. had collected some African objects beginning in the late 19th century, the American Museum of Natural History acquired a large group in 1907 from Belgium's King Leopold II (infamous for his treatment of the Congo).

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