Tag: paris

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+ african american literature, american literature, Église St.-Germain-des-Prés, history, james baldwin, paris

Communing with James Baldwin in Paris

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I visited Paris for the first time back in the spring of 2019. During that trip, I only had, basically, a day and a half to wander around the city. I went to the Auguste Rodin museum, the Musée d’Orsay, and Cimetière du Montparnasse. As well, I walked to various sites where I knew that expatriate writers such as James Baldwin and Richard Wright … Read More Communing with James Baldwin in Paris

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+ art, Chaïm Soutine, france, museum exhibit, nikolai astrup, norway

Upon Discovering the Work of Chaïm Soutine

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When we lived in Bergen, Norway, I would occasionally go to the KODE Art Museums to see pieces by Edvard Munch and other Norwegian artists. During one of those visits, I encountered the work of Nikolai Astrup, a modernist painter from Kalvåg. Walking through the galleries, I came upon his 1920 painting entitled Marsmorgen (March Morning). This work stopped me because it depicts a tree, with … Read More Upon Discovering the Work of Chaïm Soutine

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+ Aimé Morot, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Museé d’Orsay, paris, time, Travel

Life Continues Without Us: The Stoppage of Time When We Travel

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Whenever you go on a trip, whether the voyage constitutes a vacation or even work, you experience a certain suspension of time. You leave your normal everyday routine and find yourself unmoored from time, even if your family, friends, or co-workers accompany you on your journey. It’s a feeling that makes you forget what day it is. It’s a feeling that detethers you from … Read More Life Continues Without Us: The Stoppage of Time When We Travel

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