“Sur le vif.” L’Exposition Coloniale Paris 1931. Preface du Marechal Lyautey. . . lithographies originales de Degorce avec des commentaires d’Andre Maurois.
1931ref. 56330Paris: Edite par Degorce En Depot a la Librairie Eos 56 rue de la pompe 1931. Folio. 5 24 pp. on thick laid paper colour-lithograph frontisp. 24 colour lithograph plates printed on bifolium on thick laid-paper preserving original tissue guards throughout. Cream-coloured softcovers w/ illustrated d.j. cover art decoration by Degorce minor creasing to spine edgewear still w/ original glassine d.j tattered on spine minor tears & chips NF/VG/VG- copy from the library of John Kistner Dukehart 1908-1968 noted Portland architect who designed the Harvey Scott Memorial Library Jefferson School of Optometry at Pacific University and others w/ his woodcut bookplate on ffep. First edition No. 238 of 2000 copies of this splendid series of lithographs recording the spectacular Colonial Exposition held in the Bois de Vincennes which drew 33 million visitors from around the globe. The French government brought in people from their colonies all over the globe to recreate architectural styles and temples including a massive reproduction of Angkor Wat even including an entire Senegalese Village. The lighting costumes and designs were at the height of the Art Deco era. Degorce b. 1894-1943 illustrates the Algerian Pavilion Tunisia Morocco French West Africa Madagascar Martinique Angkor Wat Tonkin and others. Edite par Degorce, En Depot a la Librairie Eos, 56, rue de la pompe, paperback
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