International Exhibition of Art () was a

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held in

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in 1911 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the

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in the same year as another

in Turin (which had a more scientific focus). It marked the beginnings of the National Roman Museum. The fair's receipts were disappointing over the summer of 1911 because of poor weather and a

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epidemic. The fair was open from 29 April to 19 November 1911, and had 7,409,145 visitors. The participating countries included Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, England, Russia, Serbia, Spain, USA, Hungary and Italy. The British Pavilion was designed by Sir

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. In 1912 it taken over by the

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, which is still based there. The Serbian pavilion was designed by Petar Bajalović. Several Serbian and regional artists presented their works, including Marko Murat,

Ivan Meštrović Ivan Meštrović (; 15 August 1883 – 16 January 1962) was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor, architect, and writer. He was the most prominent modern Croatian sculptor and a leading artistic personality in contemporary Zagreb. He studied at Pa ...

, Dragomir Arambašić, Đorđe Jovanović, Toma Rosandić. File:A Chat, by Myron G. Barlow.jpg, ''A Chat'' or ''Causerie'' by Myron G. Barlow. Exhibited at the ''International Exhibition of Art'' (1911).

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