manuel cohen

Fresco, Fondation des Etats Unis, Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, Paris, France

Detail of a fresco entitled Sports, showing dancers, horse riders and archers in front of the Parthenon, painted in Art Deco style in 1929-30 by Robert La Montagne Saint-Hubert, 1887-1950, and 2 assistants, Ethel Wallace and James Newell, 1900-1985, 1 of 6 frescoes which were discovered during works in 1994 and restored in 2011, in the Grand Salon or Great Hall of the Fondation des Etats Unis or American Foundation, designed by Pierre Leprince-Ringuet, 1874-1954, and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fresco praises the sporting culture of American University campuses and the ideal of an ancient Greek city. The Grand Salon is listed as a historic monument. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. Further clearances may be requested.

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Image Size: 4724x4723 / 8.9MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 14th arrondissement 1920s 1925 1929-30 1930 1930s 20th century accommodation America American American Foundation Andre Honnorat architecture art Art Deco Athens building Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris Cite U CIUP classical color colour complex dance dancers dancing detail education Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe Ethel Wallace Europe European fine arts Fondation des Etats Unis foreign student France French fresco Grand Salon Great Hall Greece higher education historic monument horse Ile de France Ile-de-France image indoors inside interior international cooperation international student James Newell learning monument historique painting Paris Parisian Parthenon Pierre Leprince-Ringuet residence restored riding Robert La Montagne Saint-Hubert Sports square image student student accommodation university USA Western Europe Western European
Contained in galleries: Cité Universitaire, Paris, France

Detail of a fresco entitled Sports, showing dancers, horse riders and archers in front of the Parthenon, painted in Art Deco style in 1929-30 by Robert La Montagne Saint-Hubert, 1887-1950, and 2 assistants, Ethel Wallace and James Newell, 1900-1985, 1 of 6 frescoes which were discovered during works in 1994 and restored in 2011, in the Grand Salon or Great Hall of the Fondation des Etats Unis or American Foundation, designed by Pierre Leprince-Ringuet, 1874-1954, and inaugurated in 1930, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The fresco praises the sporting culture of American University campuses and the ideal of an ancient Greek city. The Grand Salon is listed as a historic monument. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. Further clearances may be requested.