Redacted by Seyna Bacot Translation by Cynthia Lasserre de Vezeronce This is the title of the recent exhibit devoted to Henri Labrouste, organized in Paris in close collaboration between Corinne Belier, Commissioner of the Exhibit and Chief Curator of the Musee … Continue reading
By Catherine de Monicault, translated by Cynthia Lassere de Vezeronce
Bridges sagging under the weight of love locks…that is the slightly ridiculous parisian scene in 2015. It is the result of a new fad for couples to attach a padlock to a bridge guardrail to symbolize of the permanence of their love. It has become an almost obsessive gesture. Continue reading
Par Jacqueline Mainguy. Jean Prouvé, an architect and designer whose work is collected around the whole world, is recognized nowadays as one of the most talented “inventors” of the 20th Century. From the exhibitions of his prefabricated houses, the opening to … Continue reading
“WE MUST NEVER FORGET”
The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial
By Philippe Martial, Directeur Honoraire du Senat, translation : Cynthia Lasserre de Vezeronce
There was historic French participation in the American War of Independance, most famously by Lafayette, and it is undeniable that Americans reciprocated most generously with their decisive aide to the French army in 1918. Many accounts honor their courage.
We should quote our friend Nicole Willk-Brocard about ” that glorious adventure,symbol of Franco-American friendship”. She emphasizes the “enthusiastic surge of solidarity which inspired these young American pilots” who came to fight on French soil, grouped together in what would become the well-named Escadrille Lafayette. Nicole has firsthand knowledge; her father, General Brocard, was its commanding officer and he was so imbued with the reigning spirit of solidarity that he requested to be buried with his companions of arms
These pilots were so heroic that it became imperative to perpetuate the memory of their achievements with a Memorial.
Californie 1955, Garden Grove, Orange County, Los Angeles.
By Jacqueline Mainguy
Majestic, impressive, translucent, the “Crystal Cathedral” has dominated the skyline of Garden Grove, Los Angeles since 1980.
It is all thanks to an Evangelical Pastor who moved the congregation with his preaching, and who engaged the famous architect, Philip Johnson, to build a new place of worship for him, telling him: “Make it all Glass”
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