A teeming hub of commerce in a vanished city.
Back in 1909, a super-rich French banker named Albert Kahn decided to create a photographic record of the world using the new color photography process
Some of the most exciting stories you’ll ever hear are those that come straight out of history books. But sadly, the way these tales are often delivered tends to bore us to tears or leave us snoring through our lessons. So if you’re interested in taking your understanding of history into your own hands, we’ve got the perfect list for you, pandas.
Say “World’s Fair” and many think of grand culture shows that happened once in a great while, at some time in the past. However, these celebrations of...
Lithograph poster commissioned by the French Northern Railway, advertising the Exposition Universelle of 1900 with images of the pavilions and of the lights of the Palais de l'Electricité. Printed by Imprimerie Moreau, linen backed, B+ condition. Dimensions in inches: 40.9 x 29.5''. Cartel encargado por los Ferrocarriles franceses del Norte, que promociona le Exposición Universal de 1900 a través de imágenes de los pabellones y de la iluminación del Palacio de la Electricidad. Impreso en litografía por Imp. Moreau. Entelado, conservación B+.
A century ago, touring the Paris world's fair, Henry Adams was extraordinarily prescient in predicting our current debate about ethics and technology.
The year that marked the middle of the 19th century was a turning point for most of the world ― just two years before, Europe was tangled in a series of
Arlatte & Co Coffee "Paris Exposition 1900" Palace of Horticulture
Vivre Paris revient, en images, sur la naissance de celui qui fait aujourd’hui partie du quotidien des parisiens ; le fameux « métro-boulot-dodo ». Avec ses 200 kilomètres de lignes, 302 stations et 1,5 milliard de voyageurs transportés chaque année, le métro parisien est l’un des plus fonctionnels du monde. On le prend, pour certain.e.s, tous les […]
Ernest Hemingway, Man Ray, Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, T. S. Elliot, Dali, Cole Porter, Gertrude Stein. Why did so many of Americas best and brightest spend the better part of the 20's (and in some cases the better part of their lives) in Paris? For some, the answer is simply because they could, but for others...... let's explore further... After the war, many previously healthy and hopeful young men, returned home emotionally or physically changed, with little faith in their Government or hope for the future. In America the KKK was at the height of it's power, violence was rampant due in part to organized crime thanks to prohibition, and we had a new found hunger for materialism, all of which added to the cynicism of the youth. In Paris, rents were low, drinking was allowed, women were considered (somewhat) equal, and the art scene was welcoming. Once a few restless artists and writers made a home there (and in many cases wrote about it) it seemed everyone who could, found their way to the art collector and writer Gertrude Stein's house in Paris. Ernest and Hadley Hemingway in Paris " All of you young people who served in the war...you are all a lost generation." Gertrude Stein M/M F. Scott Fitzgerald The lost generation referred to young people who came back from WWI cynical about the future. Many were American artists who moved to Paris and wrote about their disdain for American materialism. Gertrude Stein (left) and her life partner Alice "America is my country, Paris is my home town" Gertrude Stein Flappers epitomized the "lost generation". Paris, as always, was the center of the fashion world. The flapper style reflected women's changing role in society, which was becoming more active, involved, and equal. "Flappers loved to flirt, bob their hair, put on their choicest pair of earrings, and a great deal of audacity and rouge, and go into battle." Zelda Fitzgerald Picasso's art studio in Paris 1924 was "the summer of a thousand parties." F. S. Fitzgerald Gertrude Stein's house in Paris "Paris was always worth it" Hemingway One cannot discuss Paris during the 1920's without including the singer and erotic dancer Josephine Baker. "La Baker" was an African American, probably of mixed race, who left America for Paris after encountering racism and censorship. By comparison, the jazz age in Paris was exotic, sensual and inviting for African American entertainers. Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and Picasso were all fans of Josephine Baker. Due to the rampant racism and the powerful presence of the KKK, Josephine Baker renounced her American citizenship and eventually married a Frenchman and became a french citizen. "Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one's soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood." Josephine Baker Amen sister. Have a beautiful day. YANCEY
