From 90.1.FM WABE: Modern satire is generally found on comedy shows like “Saturday Night Live” or “The Daily Show” or maybe on the comic pages of some newspapers.

A new exhibit at Oglethorpe University’s Museum of Art, however is exploring social and political satire and caricature 200 years ago in 19th century France with an exhibit called “The Sorrow of Too Many Joys: Satire in 19th Century France.”

The display includes includes 96 original works of art, master drawings and sculpture on loan from private collections, Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis.

The museum’s curator John Tilford joined WABE’s Martha Dalton and Denis O’Hayer to discuss the exhibit, what’s included in it, and more on “Closer Look.”

The exhibit runs through Dec. 6, 2015.