Edward Cucuel
Edward Alfred Cucuel (1875– 1954) was born in San Francisco, California. At the age of 14, after studying briefly at the School of Design in San Francisco, he was hired as an illustrator for William Randolph Hearst’s San Francisco Examiner. At age 17, in 1892, he left California to study at the Academie Julian in Paris; the following year, he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts as a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme. He went on to develop a vibrant Impressionist style, with his favorite subjects being idyllic outdoor scenes featuring lithe young women. His works may be seen at museums such as the Chicago Art Institute, the National Academy in New York, and the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh.
Rosemary Sandoval
To anyone old enough to remember the sound of dial-up connections, Rosemary Sandoval may seem like a spry young grasshopper. When it comes to Generation Beta, however, she fears she may as well be entombed in a sarcophagus with linen bandages twined around her embalmed remains. However you qualify her age, she excels at writing delightfully snarky, yet astute,
commentaries based on her worldwide travels and shares them like treasured souvenirs. Born and bred in North Carolina, Rosemary is an old soul armed with new age tech. Currently, she resides in D.C. “proper” and continues to search for the very best iced coffee the city has to offer.
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This lovely edition of Edward Cucuel’s memoir, first published in 1900, will delight anyone who loves Paris. His stories capture not only an iconic city, but that time of sophistication, escapism, and fashionable despair known as la belle epoque. Cucuel brings to life the artists, poets, and their muses, along with the cafés and cabarets that defined fin de siecle Paris. He unwittingly name-drops with abandon as he rubs elbows with such artists as Auguste René Rodin, carouses with Louis Loeb, and frequents coffee shops where poets like Paul Verlaine and Aristide Bruant hold court.
Accompanying Cucuel’s illustrated accounts are witty and cogent asides by modern-day student abroad, Rosemary Sandoval. Sandoval fearlessly skewers the status quo, providing a surprising counterpoint to Cucuel’s century-old memories. Throughout, detailed footnotes and archival images enhance this literary and artistic adventure.
