Title

Photograph taken during the Exposition Universelle (World Fair) Paris, 1900

Caption

Exposition Universelle (World Fair) Paris, 1900; The Exposition Universelle of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. The style that was universally present in the Exposition was Art Nouveau. The fair, visited by nearly 50 million, displayed many technological innovations; black and white photograph of Spanish gypsies doing the Flamenco dance with a painted backdrop of the sea at Hendaye and Biarritz.

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A49_330

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (9,1Mb) / 16,9in x 13,8in / 5079 x 4129 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photograph Exposition Universelle World Fair Paris 1900 English Paris Exposition Celebration Achievement Art Nouveau Technology Innovation Spanish Gypsy Traveller Flamenco Dance Dancing Backdrop Hendaye Biarritz 20th Century