Illuminated Paris: Essays on Art and Lighting in the Belle Époque

by Hollis Clayson

The City of Light. For many, these four words instantly conjure late nineteenth-century Paris and the garish colors of Toulouse-Lautrec's iconic posters. More recently, the Eiffel Tower's nightly show of sparkling electric lights has come to exemplify our fantasies of Parisian nightlife. Though we reflect longingly on such scenes, in Illuminated Paris, Hollis Clayson shows that there's more to these clich s than meets the eye. In this richly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022659386X
• ISBN13: 9780226593869
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 10.3"