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Le Chat Noir, Paris, or “The Studio Cat”, André Kertész via poboh

André Kertész (2 July 1894 – 28 September 1985), born Kertész Andor, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In the early years of his career, his then-unorthodox camera angles and style prevented his work from gaining wider recognition. Kertész never felt that he had gained the worldwide recognition he deserved. Today he is considered one of the seminal figures of photojournalism.^[1][2]

“At the Louvre” photograph by Alécio de Andrade (1938 - 2003) from the series “The Louvre and its visitors” via poboh

Adski_Kafeteri: Regina Relang - Shoes Walk around a Tree, Paris, 1936 via mudwerks

The Red Warriors were a Paris socialist skinhead punk gang who battled Nazis punks in the mid-late 80’s. And looked super badass doing so, it seems. Thanks to MetaFilter folks for a bit more info. Via whenimsleepless & crowcrow.

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I love this painting. “Artists Model, Paris” (1905) by American Guy Pene du Bois (1884 - 1958) whose family was French (as you might notice) via poboh

Guy Pène du Bois (1884–1958) was a 20th-century American painter, art critic, and educator. Born in the U.S. to a French family, his work specialised in the culture and society around him: cafes, theatres, and in the twenties, flappers.

Photo of the amazing Cafe L’enfer hellmouth door by Robert Doisneau, Paris 1952. via thepublicdiaryofanonymous

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bookmania:

“He never disappointed.” George Whitman, the owner of Shakespeare and Company, a bookshop that became the core of English-language literary life in Paris and might be the most famous and beloved bookstore in the world, died Dec. 14, 2011 in his apartment above the store. He died two days after his 98th birthday.

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A lovely photo of a lovely lady from the 1930’s by Madame d’Ora via lacontessa (via inneroptics)

In Paris, she became internationally known for her society and fashion photography during the 1930s and 1940s. Her subjects included Josephine Baker, Tamara de Lempicka, Alban Berg, Niddy Impekoven, Maurice Chevalier, Colette, and other dancers, actors, painters, and writers.