La DECENTRALISATION FUTURE. L'ACADÉMIE-FRANÇAISE A FOUILLY-LES-OIES.

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Title:
La DECENTRALISATION FUTURE. L'ACADÉMIE-FRANÇAISE A FOUILLY-LES-OIES.
Title (alt.):
FUTURE DECENTRALIZATION. THE FRENCH ACADEMY IN THE MIDDLE-OF-NOWHERE.. Charivari
Description:
The French expression "Fouilly-les-Oies" describes a place "in the middle of nowhere" where the hill-billies are living. The decision had been made that education and culture should not longer be only available for the Parisians. The image shows a scene in a country hall where a policeman, most likely the only literate person, is instructing the local peasants.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1871
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Soldiers
France--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 29 x 28.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/5070
Terms of Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, April 17, 1871.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD3865