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The escaped con one evening on the Rue de la Ferronnerie, in Les Halles, c. 1932

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (29.21 x 21.91 cm) Image: 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (29.21 x 21.91 cm)
Accession Number: 95.24.24
Credit: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Photography Collection

Collection

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A kiss on the giant swing, Boulevard Saint-Jacquesc. 1934
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A fortuneteller in her wagon, Boulevard Saint-Jacquesc. 1933
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Tarot cards, crystal ballc. 1933
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The Human Gorilla with his son Peterchen in the acrobat’s hotel, Boulevard Rochechouart, Montmartrec. 1933
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“Duchess Zoe”, the Ball at Magic Cityc. 1932
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“Juan-les-Pins,” Folies-Bergèrec. 1932
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A couple at Le Monoclec. 1932
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A happy group at the Quatre Saisonsc. 1932
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A lady of the evening, Rue de Lappec. 1932
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A prostitute playing Russian billiards, Boulevard Rochechouart, Montmartrec. 1932
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A urinal on the Boulevard Saint-Jacuquesc. 1932
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An English girl in her dressing room at the Folies-Bergerec. 1932
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At Suzy, Rue Gregoire-de-Tours, in the Saint-Germaine quarterc. 1932
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At Suzy, introductionsc. 1932
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At the Cabane Cubaine in Montmartrec. 1932
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Clochards under the Pont-Neuf. In the distance, the Pont des Artsc. 1932
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Couple at the Bal Negre, Rue Blometc. 1932
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Group of men at the bar of a bistro, Rue de Lappec. 1932
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Kiki with her accordion player at the Cabaret des Fleurs, Rue de Montparnassec. 1932
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Kiki with her friends Therese Treize de Caro and Lilyc. 1932
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Le Monocle, the bar. On the left is Lulu de Montparnassec. 1932
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Lovers on a bench, Boulevard Saint-Jacques, next to a bumc. 1932
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Members of Big Albert’s Gang, Place d’Italiec. 1932
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Mirrored wardrobe in a brothel, Rue Quincampoixc. 1932
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Miss Diamonds in the Bar de la Lune, Montmartrec. 1932
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Streetwalker near the Place d’Italiec. 1932
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The bum with his catc. 1932
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Waiting for clientsc. 1932
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Washing up in a brothel, Rue Quincampoixc. 1932
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Women with spit curls at the bar of a bistro, Rue de Lappec. 1932
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Young female invert, Le Monoclec. 1932
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An opium den, Avenue Bosquet. A tray with pipes, pins, oil lampc. 1931
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An opium smoker asleepc. 1931
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Big Albert’s gang, Place d’Italiec. 1931
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Cesspool cleaners with their pump, Rue Rambuteauc. 1931
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Dancers on display in front of their booth, Boulevard Saint-Jacquesc. 1931
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Gisele performing at the Boule Blanche in Montparnassec. 1931
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Police during a raid in Montmartrec. 1931
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Supper with the cesspool cleaners, Saint-Paul districtc. 1931
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The Bal de la Montagne Sainte-Genevievec. 1931
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Young couple wearing a two-in-one suit at the Bal de la Montagne Sainte-Genevievec. 1931
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A urinal, Boulevard Auguste-Blanquic. 1935
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Street fair, Place Saint-jacques (taken from the window of my Paris apartment)c. 1934
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The dean of Parisian bums, Boulevard Saint-Jacquesc. 1934
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The fourteenth of July, Place de la Bastillec. 1934
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A gas company employee lighting the gas lamps on the Place de la Concorde, Paris began to be gaslit in 1838. Electricity began to be installed around the turn of the century, but in the thirties, large portions of Paris were still lit by gas.c. 1933
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Conchita with sailors in a cafe on the Place d’Italiec. 1933
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“Madame”c. 1932
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“The Horde” at the Bal Bullier, Montparnassec. 1932
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“The Pantheress” with the band, “The Horde” at the Bal Bullier, Montparnassec. 1932
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“The Rainbow” at the Folies-Bergerec. 1932
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“The Spider Web,” Folies-Bergerec. 1932
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A bar, Rue de Lappec. 1932
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A brothel in the Rue des Lombards, Boccaccio, author of the Decameron, was born on this streetc. 1932
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A cab in front of the Domec. 1932
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A clientc. 1932
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A costumed showgirl, Folies-Bergerec. 1932
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A couple at the homosexual ball at Magic Cityc. 1932
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A girl on the Rue Quincampoix, in carpet slippers, naked under her coatc. 1932
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A novice prostitute, Place d’Italiec. 1932
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A pickup, near Les Hallesc. 1932
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At Suzyc. 1932
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Cafe terrace, the Dome in Montparnassec. 1932
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Couple at the Bal des Quatre Saisons, Rue de Lappec. 1932
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Kiki surrounded with men at the Cabaret de Fleurs, Rue de Montparnassec. 1932
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Lovers in the park on the Champs-Elyseesc. 1932
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Lovers’ quarrel, Bas des quatre Saisons, Rue de Lappec. 1932
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Lovers, Place d’Italiec. 1932
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Miss Diamonds, Bar de la Lune, Montmartrec. 1932
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Pair of Lovers, Place d’Italiec. 1932
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Pair of lovers, Rue Croulebarbe, near the Place d’Italiec. 1932
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Prostitutes in a bar, Boulevard Rochechouart, Montmartrec. 1932
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Streetwalker, Rue Quincampoixc. 1932
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The Bal des Quatre Saisons, Rue de Lappec. 1932
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The Rue Quincampoix and its hotels de passec. 1932
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The band at the Bal de la Montagne Sainte-Genevievec. 1932
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The same from behindc. 1932
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View down onto the stage, Folies-Bergerec. 1932
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A gilded warriorc. 1931-1932
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Gilded warriorsc. 1931-1932
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“Savages” in the Rue Bonapartec. 1931
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A lady of the evening near the Place d’Italie, in her spring fineryc. 1931
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A monastic brothel, Rue Monsieur-le-Prince, Quartier Latinc. 1931
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Cesspool cleaners, Rue Visconti, Saint-Germain-des-Presc. 1931
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Conchita on display in front of “Her Majesty, Woman.”c. 1931
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Conchita’s dance at “Her Majesty, Woman,” Boulevard Auguste-Blanquic. 1931
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Couple in a bar, Rue Saint-Denisc. 1931
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Lovers in a bistro, Rue Saint-Denisc. 1931
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Street Fair on the Place d’Italiec. 1931
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The Bal des Quat’z Arts. A couple getting “dressed”c. 1931
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Two girls looking for tricks, Boulevard Montparnassec. 1931
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Young couple, Bal de la Montagne Sainte-Genevievec. 1931
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Pierre Bonnard au Garret1949