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Honoré Daumier — At the Universal Exhibition: Who are the real Chinese?
Honoré Daumier

At the Universal Exhibition: Who are the real Chinese?

1867

Clever visual pun plays on cultural stereotypes and exhibition spectacle, showing Daumier's ability to find humor in the collision between authentic culture and commercial display at world's fairs.

Medium
wood engraving

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Honoré Daumier, At the Universal Exhibition: Who are the real Chinese?, 1867

Clever visual pun plays on cultural stereotypes and exhibition spectacle, showing Daumier's ability to find humor in the collision between authentic culture and commercial display at world's fairs.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1867
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Monochrome, French, Political, 19th Century, Wood Engraving, Social Commentary, Crowd Scene, Figurative, Humorous, Satirical

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