Inside 'Shakespeare and Co.'; James Joyce with Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier
Photograph
1938 (photographed)
1938 (photographed)
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Gisèle Freund (1908 - 2000) was a Jewish German-born photographer who fled Nazi Germany, arriving in Paris in 1933. Adrienne Monnier, who ran the famed bookshop, La Maison des Amis des Livres, took her under her wing and introduced her to Paris’s literary figures. Monnier was the long-time partner of Sylvia Beach who ran the equally renowned Shakespeare & Company English language bookshop nearby. After a time Freund replaced Beach as Monnier's partner but the three remained close friends. As the Nazis came to occupy Paris, Freund managed to escape to Argentina and in 1947 became the first woman to sign a contract with Magnum Photos.
Object details
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| Title | Inside 'Shakespeare and Co.'; James Joyce with Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Black and white photograph, taken inside 'Shakespeare and Co.', James Joyce with Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier, by Gisèle Freund, Paris, 1938 |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph (gelatin-silver print) of James Joyce sitting at a table with two women, surrounded by bookshelves and tables covered with books. The scene is inside the bookshop, Shakespeare and Co. when it was situated on the Rue de l'Odeon in Paris. It shows James Joyce with Sylvia Beach, the daughter of an American clergyman, who published in 1922 the first edition of Ulysses. Adrienne Monnier, who published the French translation is also pictured. |
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| Credit line | Given by John and Judith Hillelson |
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| Summary | Gisèle Freund (1908 - 2000) was a Jewish German-born photographer who fled Nazi Germany, arriving in Paris in 1933. Adrienne Monnier, who ran the famed bookshop, La Maison des Amis des Livres, took her under her wing and introduced her to Paris’s literary figures. Monnier was the long-time partner of Sylvia Beach who ran the equally renowned Shakespeare & Company English language bookshop nearby. After a time Freund replaced Beach as Monnier's partner but the three remained close friends. As the Nazis came to occupy Paris, Freund managed to escape to Argentina and in 1947 became the first woman to sign a contract with Magnum Photos. |
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| Accession number | E.82-2003 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2003 |
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