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| - | {{Template}} | + | [[Image:Blackface.jpg|thumb|right|This reproduction of a [[1900]] [[minstrel show]] poster, originally published by the Strobridge [[Lithography|Litho]] Co., shows the transformation from [[white people|white]] to "[[blackface|black]]".]] |
| + | [[Image:Paris at the 1900 World Fair.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Paris]] at the [[1900]] [[World's Fair]]: [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Exposition Universelle]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Sea and Sand, Domburg by Whistler.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Sea]] and [[Sand]], [[Domburg]]'' ([[1900]]) by [[James McNeill Whistler]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Eugene Atget.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Rue de la Colonie'' ([[1900]]) - [[Eugène Atget]]]] | ||
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| + | :[[1900]] - [[1901]] - [[1902]] - [[1903]] - [[1904]] - [[1905]] - [[1906]] - [[1907]] - [[1908]] - [[1909]] - [[1910]] | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *The [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|World's Fair]] ([[Exposition Universelle]]) held in Paris in 1900 announced [[Art Nouveau]] as a significant new style in architecture and design. | ||
| + | ===Visual arts === | ||
| + | *"[[The Road to Hell]]" by [[Alfred Kubin]] | ||
| + | * "The Thinker" by [[Thomas Eakins]] | ||
| - | ===Visual arts === | ||
| - | The The Road to Hell[1] is a 1900 drawing by Alfred Kubin that depicts a tunnel, at the end of the tunnel is a woman, between this woman's legs disappear rectangular boxes speeding towards her. | ||
| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| *[[Sigmund Freud]] — ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' | *[[Sigmund Freud]] — ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' | ||
| - | + | *''[[La Ronde]]'' - [[Arthur Schnitzler]] | |
| - | + | ===Films=== | |
| - | *''[[Interpretation of Dreams]]'' (1900) - Sigmund Freud | + | *''[[The Enchanted Drawing]]'' by [[J. Stuart Blackton]] |
| - | + | * ''[[The Two Blind Men]]'' directed by [[Georges Méliès]] | |
| - | ''[[La Ronde]]'' (1900) - Arthur Schnitzler | + | |
| - | :''Reigen'' (1900), usually called ''La Ronde'', is a play by Arthur Schnitzler still frequently presented, and made into a film by Max Ophüls (1950) and Roger Vadim (1964). It was first published for friends in 1900 but not performed until 1921, when it was immediately shut down and deemed an obscene work. It presents a series of tableaux of interconnected characters in different sexual situations. The play scrutinizes the sexual mores and class ideology of its day and may be described as a bedroom farce. | + | |
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| - | + | * [[April 13]] - [[Pierre Molinier]], French outsider artist (d. [[1976]]) | |
| - | *[[Oskar Fischinger]] | + | |
| - | *[[Pierre Molinier]] | + | |
| - | *[[George Antheil]] | + | |
| * [[January 5]] - [[Yves Tanguy]], French painter (d. [[1955]]) | * [[January 5]] - [[Yves Tanguy]], French painter (d. [[1955]]) | ||
| * [[February 4]] - [[Jacques Prévert]], French lyricist and author (d. [[1977]]) | * [[February 4]] - [[Jacques Prévert]], French lyricist and author (d. [[1977]]) | ||
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| * [[February 22]] - [[Luis Buñuel]], Spanish film director (d. [[1983]]) | * [[February 22]] - [[Luis Buñuel]], Spanish film director (d. [[1983]]) | ||
| * [[March 23]] - [[Erich Fromm]], German-born psychologist and philosopher (d. [[1980]]) | * [[March 23]] - [[Erich Fromm]], German-born psychologist and philosopher (d. [[1980]]) | ||
| + | *[[June 8]] - [[George Antheil]], American avant-garde composer and pianist (b. [[1959]]). | ||
| + | * [[June 22]] - [[Oskar Fischinger]], German filmmaker (d. [[1967]]) | ||
| * [[July 4]] - [[Robert Desnos]], French poet (d. [[1945]]) | * [[July 4]] - [[Robert Desnos]], French poet (d. [[1945]]) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | * [[Henry Spencer Ashbee]] | ||
| * [[January 20]] - [[John Ruskin]], English writer and social critic (b. [[1819]]) | * [[January 20]] - [[John Ruskin]], English writer and social critic (b. [[1819]]) | ||
| * [[June 5]] - [[Stephen Crane]], American author (b. [[1871]]) | * [[June 5]] - [[Stephen Crane]], American author (b. [[1871]]) | ||
| + | * [[July 29]] - [[Henry Spencer Ashbee]], British book collector and writer (b. [[1834]]) | ||
| * [[August 25]] - [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], German philosopher and writer (b. [[1844]]) | * [[August 25]] - [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], German philosopher and writer (b. [[1844]]) | ||
| * [[November 30]] - [[Oscar Wilde]], Irish writer (b. [[1854]]) | * [[November 30]] - [[Oscar Wilde]], Irish writer (b. [[1854]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- The World's Fair (Exposition Universelle) held in Paris in 1900 announced Art Nouveau as a significant new style in architecture and design.
Visual arts
- "The Road to Hell" by Alfred Kubin
- "The Thinker" by Thomas Eakins
Literature
Films
- The Enchanted Drawing by J. Stuart Blackton
- The Two Blind Men directed by Georges Méliès
Births
- April 13 - Pierre Molinier, French outsider artist (d. 1976)
- January 5 - Yves Tanguy, French painter (d. 1955)
- February 4 - Jacques Prévert, French lyricist and author (d. 1977)
- February 11 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (d. 2002)
- February 22 - Luis Buñuel, Spanish film director (d. 1983)
- March 23 - Erich Fromm, German-born psychologist and philosopher (d. 1980)
- June 8 - George Antheil, American avant-garde composer and pianist (b. 1959).
- June 22 - Oskar Fischinger, German filmmaker (d. 1967)
- July 4 - Robert Desnos, French poet (d. 1945)
Deaths
- January 20 - John Ruskin, English writer and social critic (b. 1819)
- June 5 - Stephen Crane, American author (b. 1871)
- July 29 - Henry Spencer Ashbee, British book collector and writer (b. 1834)
- August 25 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher and writer (b. 1844)
- November 30 - Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (b. 1854)
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