Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities

Little Creatures

Posted in Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection by beineckepoetry on October 1, 2007

Photographs made for scenes in Le Grand Meaulnes, a coming-of-age novel by Alain Fournier.
These scenarios with molded figures were constructed by Louise-Edmée Chevalier and photographed by Laure Albin-Guillot. (1946)

Title page:

“Assis sur un pupitre, en balançant les jambes, Meaulnes réfléchissait.”

“A peine étions-nous assis que bondissait sur la piste un poney tout harnaché . . . ”

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