Samaritaine [department store]

Henri Sauvage (French architect, 1873-1932)
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/122413
Date
1926-1929
Description
South elevation, detail of the sign "SAMARITANE"; From 1926 to 1929 he worked in collaboration with Frantz Jourdain to extend the Samaritaine department store, whose Art Deco façade became a familiar landmark among the buildings bordering the Seine. Interiors have Art Nouveau detailing. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/9/2008)
Type of Work
department store
Subject
architectural exteriors, business, commerce and trade, Art Deco, Art Nouveau
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