Le Paradis des Negres (Black Paradise), from Varietes.
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Title |
Le Paradis des Negres (Black Paradise), from Varietes. |
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Date |
1929 |
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Cultural Context |
African
Congolese
American
North American
Parisian |
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Subject |
Photographs
Periodicals |
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Description |
"Under the title 'Le Paradis des Negres' or 'Black Paradise,' photographs of two young women are juxtaposed in typical Surrealist fashion. The first, a young woman from the Congo, is posed naked against a backdrop of the forest's long grass. [...] By contrast, the second image shows a confident, stylishly dressed woman seated at a typewriter, surrounded by the trappings of urban life. Its caption, 'The Next Year in Harlem,' completes this shocking diptych contrasting primitive existence and civilisation." (Afro Modern, p.27); "Published in the topical magazine 'Varietes' that circulated in Paris in 1929, this image formed part of a more complex photographic layout that allowed coupled photographs to relate to others." (Afro Modern, p.28). |
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Location Depicted |
Congo
Africa
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) |
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Technique |
Photography
Photographic processes
Photographic techniques |
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Work Type |
Photographs |
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Source |
Barson, Tanya, and Peter Gorschluter, eds. Afro Modern: Journeys Through the Black Atlantic. Liverpool: Tate, 2012. (p.26) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Barson & Gorschluter courtesy: [not indicated]. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 2660-05.jpg |
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