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Although entirely self-taught, Hugo (1802-1885) was a prolific draughtsman, reeling off thousands of sketches – from idle ...
LOUIS TEYSSEDOU, a history teacher from France, on older villagers in Cantigny keeping alive the memory of the American forces that helped save the town in the northern part of the country and rescue ...
Yet they are one: The star and the Eyes of the world. Rupak Neogy calligraphed the poems of Hugo translated by Tagore. He ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In September 1843, Victor Hugo was on a sunlit walk while travelling with his mistress in the Pyrenees.
Discover the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo, one of France’s most ... he came to symbolise the ideals of the French republic: equality and freedom. In private, his refuge was drawing. Hugo’s ink and ...
and Victor Wembanyama. A recent social media post may have hinted at Booker wanting to play with Wemby. If Booker lists the Spurs as a desired landing spot, he wouldn't be the first. Fox made it ...
“Astonishing Things” was Vincent Van Gogh’s observation about Victor Hugo’s work; we don’t know whether he was talking about his prose, poetry or art - probably the prose. But it’s not ...
Despite playing on rival teams and being from opposite ends of the globe, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama have some common ground. Both NBA All-Stars ...
Foraging for the future: If much of his imagery feels rooted in the early 19th century Romantic era in which Victor Hugo grew up, the treatment often looks forward to late 19th century symbolism ...
And he wants us all to keep reaching further. Victor Glover photographed by Micaiah Carter at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston “We still call great human accomplishments moon shots ...
open image in gallery From ‘The Hunchback of Notre-Dame’ to ‘Les Misérables’ , Victor Hugo is considered one of the greatest French writers of all time, but is also a man who pushed for ...