Edward Steichen’s Garden

Posted on 23/05/2016 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Edward Steichen’s Garden

Edward Steichen, photo of a woman with flowers

1938 vintage Better Homes & Gardens Cover of Edward Steichen Delphiniums and Garden

Portrait of American photographer, painter, and the museum curator Edward Steichen (1879 – 1973) in the garden of his home, Redding, Connecticut, 1972

PHILLIPS : NY040313, EDWARD STEICHEN, Brancusi, Endless Column in Steichen’s Garden, Voulangis, France

Edward Steichen (March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973) was a photographer, that much we knew at Mimi Berlin. What we didn’t know was his, also famous, garden. Voila. now we all know of Mr Steichen’s other passion; Flowers and Plants!

We don’t know the work of Mr Steichen, we hear you say. Well you probably do! Continue reading →

Madame Sans-Gêne

Posted on 26/08/2015 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Madame Sans-Gêne

Images of premiere production, from Le Gaulois, February 1894

Photographer: Napoleon Sarony Performer: Kathryn Kidder Production: Madame Sans Gene Provenance/Credit: Harvard Theater Collection, TCS 2, Box 313

Paramount, 1924. Directed by Léonce Perret.

Gloria Swanson, 1925

Swanson and Émile Drain (as Napoleon) in Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)

1941

1945

Belgian Poster 1961

Sophia Loren, 1961

Madame Sans-Gêne is a historical comedy-drama by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau, about the life of Cathérine Hübscher, an outspoken 18th-century laundress who became the Duchess of Danzig. It premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris, on 27 October 1893, starring Réjane in the title role. The play was revived many times in France and toured in the English provinces in 1897. It was also adapted as an opera, in 1915, and several times for film.

(images via http://broadway.cas.sc.edu/content/kathryn-kidder-madame-sans-gene / http://gallerytheimage.com/node/644/ http://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20Summaries/M/Madame%20Sans-Gene.htm /https://ochsnerblog.wordpress.com/tag/victoria-forde/ /http://napoleon.hollowaypages.com/madame1924.htm / http://www.benitomovieposter.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?categories_id=35&cartelista=0&pais_cartel=0&language=en / http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/cinema/20120508.CIN9068/madame-sans-gene-pas-de-quoi-fouetter-un-chat-mais-arletty.html / http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-572980854-afiche-de-cine-madame-sans-gene-nini-marshall-_JM)