Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession Tentoonstellingscatalogi Hôtel des Invalides

Hôtel des Invalides

this synthesis of art

and the reclaiming of the waterfront as public space

Was Anfang des letzten Jahrhunderts noch ein exotisches Vergnügen weniger Abenteurer war und später als Subkultur die Mythologie Kaliforniens prägte

this compendium covers from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of WWII

Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession Tentoonstellingscatalogi Hôtel des InvalidesImagining Englands Past explores Englands national myths, from the glamorous to the disturbing, and from the eighth century to the present day. England has long built its sense of self on its past. What does it mean for Geoffrey of Monmouth to call forth King Arthur from the post Roman fog, for William Morris to resurrect the skills of the medieval workshop, and Julia Margaret Cameron to portray the Arthurian court using her Victorian camera? Told