Preferred Title:
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Samaritaine [department store]
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Image View:
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Interior, general view, depicting the large open space and glass ceiling
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Creator:
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Henri Sauvage (French architect, 1873-1932)
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Location:
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site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Date:
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1926-1929 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Art Deco; Art Nouveau
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Work Type 1:
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department store
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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stone; glass; iron
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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interiorbusiness, commerce and trade; interior; light court; skylight
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Description:
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From 1926 to 1929 he worked in collaboration with Frantz Jourdain to extend the Samaritaine department store, whose Art Deco façade became a familiar landmark among the buildings bordering the Seine. Interiors have Art Nouveau detailing. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-SH-S-B1
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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