Festival of National Unity, 14 July 1939
Title
Festival of National Unity, 14 July 1939
Description
In this celebration of national unity, the focus on 1789 is quite apparent. The Phrygian cap at the top of the decorations recalled the Revolution, as did the date for this celebration. Of course, both symbol and date had been used and appropriated repeatedly since 1789, but this is a clear reference to the 1789 event. A "Popular Front," leftist government was in control and saw its origins in the revolutionary tradition begun in the eighteenth century.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1939
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/61/
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
61
Original Format
Poster
Title (French)
14 Juillet 1939. Fête de l'Unité nationale du Palais de Chaillot au Champ de Mars
Citation
None Identified, “Festival of National Unity, 14 July 1939,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 4, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/61.