Expo 1 French Book Download
Tilo Chopin
In the later seasons of Modern Family, the "Expo Internationale du Closet" is mentioned a few times, as a famous french expo for the biggest closet companies in the world. Maybe it's the fact that I'm part French, but I always had a problem with this name, that doesn't make sense. If they wanted to have a name that sounded french, then why did they add the word closet at the end ? I mean, they had two options: either put it all in English "International Expo for Closets", or everything in French "Expo Internationale du placard" (placard is french for closet). The only explanation that would make sense is that the writers wanted to have a name that sounded french, but thought that actually saying closet in french would confuse American viewers who wouldn't understand what it meant. Anyways, I realize it's completely pointless and not very important, but I was curious about your opinion on the matter. One thing is for sure, "Expo Internationale du Closet" doesn't sound french at all.
The Universal Exposition of 1889 (Exposition Universelle de 1889) was a highly successful international exhibition and one of the few world's fairs to make a profit. Its central attraction was the Eiffel Tower, a 300-meter high marvel of iron by Gustave Eiffel. Over eighty other structures on the Champ de Mars housed exhibits, including the impressive 1,452 foot long Galerie des Machines by Ferdinand Dutert. The fair attracted exhibits from Europe, South America, the United States, and the French colonies, yet in the final analysis it was a celebration of French achievements on the centennial of the French Revolution. Photographs in the Prints and Photographs Division document many of the achievements in architecture, the fine arts, and new technology that the exposition was designed to highlight.
These exposition photos may have been the result of an official photographic project, as some images appear in the 10-volume general report from the French Ministry of Commerce (see entry in bibliography, below). In that work, the images are credited to the photographer Lévy. The Division acquired the albums in the early 1950s.
Wood engravings made in 1889 for the periodical Revue illustré. Three are listed under the title "A l'exposition universelle," with the subtitles "La Tour Eiffel," "Les fontaines lumineuses," and "Fête Vénetienne, sur la Seine, mai 1889." Five more engravings are listed under the title "L'architecture à l'exposition universelle," with the subtitles "Le Palais des Arts Libéraux, extérieur;" "Le Palais des Arts Libéraux, intérieur," "La terrasse des Arts Libéraux," "Avenue de Lamotte-Picquet," and "Le Palais de Machines," showing crowds. Some of these images can be viewed, with identifying information, in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. Miscellaneous Items
Searching the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog by the subject "exposition universelle de 1889" yields some individual images found in P&P collections. These include an aerial view of Paris from an air balloon in LOT 7586 (part of the Gaston Tissandier Collection) and a photo of the American Bell Telephone Co. and Western Electric Co. exhibit in LOT 11533-29-39 (part of the Gilbert H. Grosvenor Collection); additional, related images may be available in these collections. There is also an oil painting by Castaigne in the Cabinet of American Illustration titled "Site of the new palaces remains of the Palais de l'industrie in the background," showing a photographer taking pictures of the rubble of an 1889 exposition building.
The Prints and Photographs collection in the special collections of the National Library of France has served as the legal repository for photographs since 1851. Nineteenth century photography holdings have not yet been entered in the BN-OPALINE online catalog. The Bibliothèque Nationale has images by Paul Joseph Albert Chevojon, Napoleon Dufeu, and a number of other photographers who covered the 1889 exposition.
The most extensive coverage of the exposition is found in Exposition universelle internationale de 1889 à Paris: Rapport général. Alfred M. Picard, ed. 10 vols. Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1891-1892. LC call number: T803.D2 This official general report by the French Ministry of Commerce is illustrated with heliographs by Lemercier, mostly after photographs by Berthaud, Chevojon, Levy, Mieusement, Neurdein, and others. Some heliographs are of prints and drawings. Volume 1 is on the preliminary planning of the exposition; Volume 2 the construction; Volume 3 the financial and commercial aspects and appraisal; Volume 4 liberal arts, fine arts, and education; Volume 5 furniture, textiles, and clothing, Volume 6 mining, petroleum, and crude industries; Volume 7 industrial-mechanical industries, electricity; Volume 8 agricultural and horticultural industries, Volume 9 anthropological and social history, history of work; and Volume 10 official, financial, and statistical reports on the fair.
United States. Commission to the Paris exposition, 1889. Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Universal Exposition of 1889 at Paris. House of Representatives, 21st Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. 410. 5 vols. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1891-1892. LC call number: T803.E1U5
Contemporary Periodicals: Many contemporary periodicals of the time covered the exposition in great detail. Daily newspapers include La Bataille, Le Cri du Peuple, La Construction Moderne, La Croix, L'Égalité, La Lanterne, Le Matin, Le Parti Ouvrier, Le Parisien, Le Petit Journal, Le Petit Parisien, Le Rappel, Le Soleil, Le Temps, and L'Univers. Weekly newspapers include La Bombe, L'Illustration, Le Journal Amusant, Le Journal Illustré, Le Pêre Peinard, and Le Pilori.
As we attempt to address the changing role of expos today in the context of the climate crisis, we must seek new ways to imagine the relationship between the natural and artificial. By combining different forms of intelligence, whether organic or technological, we can redefine connections between people and nature. - Carlo Ratti
Destination: Mineral Expo Paris, which I have come to understand is the very popular exposition of minerals, gems, fossils and rocks, as well as a billion crystals shaped like (a) hearts, (b) angels and (c) magic wands.
EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, features leading international galleries alongside the highest quality platform for contemporary art and culture. The city of Chicago has proudly hosted a global contemporary and modern art exposition for nearly forty years and serves as the site of the first international art fair in the Americas. Since its inception, EXPO CHICAGO has remained dedicated to supporting local, regional, and international arts communities, with strong regional support throughout the Greater Midwest, both US coasts, and maintained a growing international commitment from Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
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Situated opposite the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais housed a retrospective exposition
of French arts. Today it is home to the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris.
The Statue of Liberty in New York was donated by France to the United States to commemorate the 100th anniversary in 1876 of U.S. independence. Although the Statue of Liberty is extremely renowned today, it was exhibited at two international expositions while it was still under construction in order to raise construction funds. At the Philadelphia International Exposition of 1876, the statue's arm holding a torch was exhibited. At the Paris International Exposition of 1878, the head was constructed, attracting popularity among visitors. Subsequently, the statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then shipped to the United States in parts. Although the statue did not make it on time for the 100th anniversary, an unveiling ceremony was held in 1886 on Liberty Island. As a token of appreciation for the Statue of Liberty, the United States presented France with a quarter-size Statue of Liberty to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. The quarter-size statue still stands near the Grenelle Bridge in Paris.
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