Union française (1946-1958), Recruiting and enlistment in art, Colonies--Administration
Recruitment poster issued for the French Union, the political entity that between 1946 and 1958 designated the Union of Metropolitan France (which... Show moreRecruitment poster issued for the French Union, the political entity that between 1946 and 1958 designated the Union of Metropolitan France (which included French Algeria) and the territories of the old colonial system, such as French West Indies in the Caribbean, the protectorates of French Indochina, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as United Nation Trust Territories such as French Cameroons and Togoland. The poster is a colorful illustration of an African fort and a mosque with the silhouette of a soldier of the colonial troops in the background. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "M. F. Pointeau 46" and inscribed "Éditions Publicité E. A. Dauphine 65, Rue de la Victoire Paris: TRI 31-03". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0115 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26216036 BIB-ID: 2801814 Show less
Public relationsSpain. Dirección General del Turismo, Art, Arab, Art, Arab--Spain, Tourism, Tourism--Spain--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the General Directorate of Tourism in Madrid advertising Arab and Islamic art in Spain. The poster is a modernist... Show moreTravel poster issued by the General Directorate of Tourism in Madrid advertising Arab and Islamic art in Spain. The poster is a modernist representation of a vase and of a projecting oriel window. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Inscribed "Publications de la Direccion General del Turismo - Madrid". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0089 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26211257 BIB-ID: 2800101 Show less
France Armée. Troupes coloniales., France. Ministère de la guerre., Recruiting and enlistment in art, Colonies--Administration
Recruiting poster issued by the French Ministry of War, calling for young people to join the Colonial Troops - the military forces of the French... Show moreRecruiting poster issued by the French Ministry of War, calling for young people to join the Colonial Troops - the military forces of the French colonial empire from 1900 until 1961 - and offering a series of benefits in exchange for their temporary commitment in the special corps. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "cob 27" and inscribed "Imprimerie Nationale - 1207 - 2 -1927", "Ce tableau ne doit être ni recouvert ni détruit" (This poster must not be covered or destroyed). In the upper part "République Française. Ministère de la Guerre" (French Republic. Ministry of War). Text continues "Aux agréments des longs voyages, à l'attrait des pays nouveaux, se joint pour vous la quasi certitude de trouver là-bas une situation avantageuse et un bien-être inconnu dans nos pays d'Europe: Vous avez un moyen de voyager gratuitement et d'étudier sur place, à loisir et sans frais, les possibilités d'une carrière, c'est de prendere du service dans les Troupes Coloniales, sous une des formes suivantes: 1. Engagements et rengagements pour le service général (service dans toutes les colonies), 2 Rengagements spéciaux au titre de l'Indo-Chine, dans la limite des places disponibles; 3. Pour les appelés du contingent, engagement de deux ans au tire d'une colonie de leur choix. Ces contracts vous procurent des primes importantes, des avantages de solde, des facilités d'avancement. A l'expiration de ces contrats, il vous est loisible de prendre la situation civile de votre choix ou de poursuivre la carrière militaire. Pour tous reinseignements s'adresser aux bureaux de recrutement, dans les corps de troupe coloniaux et au Ministère de la Guerre, Direction des Troupes Coloniales, 231, boulevard Saint-germain, Paris - 7e." (Along with the char of long journeys, the allure of new countries, you are practically sure to find there a profitable career and well-being unknown to our European countries: If you want to have a means of traveling for free and to study there, at your leisure and without charge, if you are looking for opportunities of career, take up service in the Colonial Troops, in one of the following forms: 1. Engagements and re-engagements for general service (service in all the colonies), 2 Special engagements for Indo-China, subject to availability; 3. For the conscripts of the contingent, two-year engagement for a colony of your choice. These contracts provide you with significant bonuses, balance benefits, and facilitation of progression. At the expiration of these contracts, you are free to take on the civilian position of your choice or to pursue a military career. For all information contact the recruiting office, of the colonial troops and the Ministry of War, Command of the Colonial Troops, 231, boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris - 7th.). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0140 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26218689 BIB-ID: 2802071 Show less
Public relationsFédération des Syndicats d'Initiative et de Tourisme du Maroc, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Orientalism in art
Vintage travel poster issued by the Moroccan Federation of Tourism and Information Offices, advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. Title fom... Show moreVintage travel poster issued by the Moroccan Federation of Tourism and Information Offices, advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. Title fom item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed, titled, and tagged "Fédération des Syndicats d'Initiative et de Tourisme du Maroc". andn,on the lower corners,"ESSI", that is S. I., the acronym for Syndicats d'Initiative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0068 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26203571 BIB-ID: 2799462 Show less
Public relationsSyndicat d'Initiative de Fez, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Orientalism in art
Vintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Fes, advertising Morocco and the city as a tourist destination. The illustration... Show moreVintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Fes, advertising Morocco and the city as a tourist destination. The illustration is a painting showing local people at a gate of the city, by the famous Orientalist painter Henri-Jean Pontoy. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled, date and tagged "Syndicat d'Initiative de Fez". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0054 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2620163x BIB-ID: 2799297 Show less
Exhibition poster for a 1963 exhibition at the Galerie Charpentier, Paris, France. The poster shows an intricate geometric pattern of what looks an... Show moreExhibition poster for a 1963 exhibition at the Galerie Charpentier, Paris, France. The poster shows an intricate geometric pattern of what looks an arched window grill. Title and date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25902933 BIB-ID: 2756454 Show less
PerformancesO'Hara, Maureen , 1920-2015, PerformancesHubschmid, Paul , 1917-2002, PerformancesPrice, Vincent , 1911-1993, PerformancesSutton, John , 1908-1963, PerformancesCorey, Jeff , 1914-2002, Universal Pictures (Firm), Orientalism in art
French film poster for the American 1949 Technicolor adventure movie directed by Charles Lamont (1895-1993). The poster shows Maureen O'Hara... Show moreFrench film poster for the American 1949 Technicolor adventure movie directed by Charles Lamont (1895-1993). The poster shows Maureen O'Hara dressed as an odalisque and a caravan of Bedouins on their horses riding out of an oriental gate. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, dated and tagged "Imp. S. A. Courbet" and "Modèle A". En couleurs par Technicolor (Color by Technicolor). Universal Film S.[ocieté par] A.[actions] présente Mise en scène de (directed by) Charles Lamont. Une prodduction (produced by) Robert Arthur. Universal International. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0211 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280590 BIB-ID: 2808732 Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent Price, John Sutton, Jeff Corey. Show less
Ethnology--Exhibitions, Ethnology--Exhibitions--Paris, Knights and knighthood in art
Poster advertising one of the most popular attractions of the Exhibition of 1900 in Paris, called the "Andalousie au temps des Maures", a 5000... Show morePoster advertising one of the most popular attractions of the Exhibition of 1900 in Paris, called the "Andalousie au temps des Maures", a 5000-square-meter historical theme park in the Trocadero Gardens. The poster depicts a battle scene between a Moorish and a Christian knight. The exhibition "Andalusia in the time of the Moors" referred to the medieval heyday of Moorish Spain and to romances during the reconquest of Andalusia by Christian monarchs. Title and date from item. The poster is signed and inscribed "3239 - Imp. de Vaugirard G. de Malherbe dir. 152, R. de Vaugirard, Paris", "Administration, 74, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris" and "Cette affiche ne pourra être vendue que revêtue du timbre spécial de la Société" (This poster can only be sold with the special stamp of the Company). The poster has a poster tax stamp "Republique Française 20c et 2/10 " Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0213 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280619 BIB-ID: 2808734 See “Andalusia In The Time Of The Moors: Regret and Colonial Presence in Paris, 1900,” in Edges of Empire: Orientalism and Visual Culture, Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones and Mary Roberts, eds., Blackwell, Oxford, 2005, pp. 181-205. Show less
Large vintage poster advertising Naja cigarettes. The poster depicts a red and blue female Egyptian Pharaoh with green eyes, matching the green... Show moreLarge vintage poster advertising Naja cigarettes. The poster depicts a red and blue female Egyptian Pharaoh with green eyes, matching the green snake coming out of the cigarette box. In addition to the brand name, on the pack is written: "Tabac d'Orient - Régie Française" (Oriental Tobacco, French "Régie", that is "monopoly"). Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0214 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280620 BIB-ID: 2808735 Show less
Falcons in art, Falcons in art--Pictorial works, Arts, Indic--Islamic influences
This miniature portrait of a nobleman holding a falcon and remains of its prey (the bird's legs are held in the man's left hand) was part of an... Show moreThis miniature portrait of a nobleman holding a falcon and remains of its prey (the bird's legs are held in the man's left hand) was part of an album of small court portraits prepared for Akbar I (1542-1605) Emperor of Hindustan. Portraits provided the emperor with a visual record of the members of his court. The work is attributed to the Indian miniaturist Basawan, active as a royal artist at the court of the Mughal Empire between 1556 and 1600. The miniature was later enlarged for an album prepared for Nūr-ud-dīn Muhammad Salīm (1569-1627), the future Jahāngīr, Mughal Emperor of India from 1605 to 1627. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2016.0030 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26116091 BIB-ID: 2796175 Major Harold Amery, London (1877-1915) Rt. Hon. Leopold Amery, C.H., P.C., London (1873-1955) Rt. Hon. Baron Amery of Lustleigh, P.C., London (1919-96) Michael Brand and Glenn D. Lowry, Akbar's India : art from the Mughal City of Victory, New York : Asia Society Galleries ; London : Sotheby Publications [distributor], 1985. Show less
Jahangir , 1569-1627, Kings and rulers, Kings and rulers--Mugol Empire--Pictorial works, Animal fighting in art--Elephants, Miniature painting, Mogul Empire
Miniature depicting a moment of royal entertainment: two mounted men - one of the riders is actually falling - control the elephants, as they fight... Show moreMiniature depicting a moment of royal entertainment: two mounted men - one of the riders is actually falling - control the elephants, as they fight before an audience. Servants hold fireworks on poles, prepared to help direct the elephant if necessary. Emperor Jahangir (r.1605–27) overlooks the scene from the balcony at Agra Fort. Title and date devised by Library staff. The miniature is laid down on gold speckled pink card between gold and polychrome borders. Inscription signature on the margin below "جهانگیر عمل مرکلان [...]". On the verso of the cardboard two erased stamps. On the verso of an additional cardboard now removed manuscript note "Jahangir contemplant un combat d'éléphant du fort d'Âgrâ. École Moghole. Delhi, fin 17e siècle (succession Essayan)" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26744892 BIB-ID: 2850335 Probably part of the property of Kevork Loris Essayan (1897-1981), son-in-law of the British-Armenian businessman and art collector Calouste Gulbenkian (1869–1955) and trustee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24561344 BIB-ID: 2537475 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24561344 BIB-ID: 2537475 Show less
Title from item, date devised from Library staff. The photograph has manuscript annotations on the verso and a caption on a separate piece of paper. ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised from Library staff. The photograph has manuscript annotations on the verso and a caption on a separate piece of paper. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0006-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26583100 BIB-ID: 2832946 Show less
Art deco (Architecture), Art deco (Architecture)--Port Said (Egypt), Department stores
Postcard showing the iconic Simon Arzt department store. Built in the early 1920s, it is considered the "first mall in Egypt". Its building, a... Show morePostcard showing the iconic Simon Arzt department store. Built in the early 1920s, it is considered the "first mall in Egypt". Its building, a great example of Art Deco design, was a landmark in Port Said. The department store's namesake, Simon Artz, was one of the first members of the Jewish community to arrive in Port Said in 1869, having come from New York, and started producing and selling cigarettes under his name. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "When in Port-Said Visit the Simon Artz Store" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0062 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825855 BIB-ID: 2854704 Show less