Montparnasse - Where The Muses Hold Sway 1929

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Large crowd of people mill around part of Montparnasse in Paris where paintings are displayed on large screens.

An artist works on a large painting of a Saint or possibly the Virgin Mary.

Fujita - a well-known painter of women - is featured. He walks down a Montparnasse street wearing...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15176
Sort Number:
EP 138
Time in/Out:
01:36:51:00 / 01:39:45:00
Canister:
EP 138
Film ID:
892.17
Issue Date:
23/09/1929

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