Article: Erotic French postcards; from Alexandre Dupouy's collection.(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: ooh la la! Lacy underwear, languorous poses, art deco boudoirs ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  March 29, 2009 ;     700+ words ...The invention of the illustrated postcard, at the end of the 19th century, had an impact comparable to that of the internet in the Nineties. Europe's postal services were far more efficient than today. People sent numerous postcards every day for no other reason than simple chitchat. One surprising

Transcript: Author of Erotic French Classic is Revealed
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR);  July 30, 1994 ;     296 words ...00-00-0000 SCOTT SIMON, Host: The identify of the author who wrote the erotic French classic, The Story of O, was revealed this week in The New Yorker. The author of this exquisite story of one woman's sexual ...

Article: Photography
The Independent on Sunday;  February 22, 2009 ;     280 words ...Erotic French Postcards Flammarion 12.95 Shortly after the invention of the postcard, at the end of the 19th ... reproductions of 100 images from 1902-1937, drawn from the library of the writer and collector Alexandre Dupouy.

Article: `Olympiad' of art celebrates the passions.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... guises - from an 11th-century Indian bas relief of an embracing couple, to a Roman tomb carving of a husband and wife, erotic French paintings and nursing mothers from myriad cultures - Eskimo, Turkish, Egyptian, Flemish and Chinese, among others. Anguish ...

Article: `Temptress' Takes Krevoy to Cannes
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 6, 1994 ;     370 words ... ... actress with a famous name. Gibson saw Sophie Marceau, the 27-year-old daughter of famed mime Marcel Marceau, in an erotic French film and cast her in "Brave Hearts," his big-budget movie about a 13th century Scottish warlord. Gibson is to direct ...

Article: Cards face censor
The Press;  April 27, 1998 ;     270 words ...WELLINGTON -- A booklet of turn-of-the-century erotic French postcards at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, is to be examined by the censor. Chief censor Kathryn Paterson said she had ...

Article: Erotica decision soon
The Press;  May 5, 1998 ;     252 words ...A decision by the censor on whether a booklet of erotic French postcards will be restricted will be made after the close of submissions on June 2. Submissions will be considered by parties ...