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Description: | image: At the top of the stairs, on a landing leading to an apartment, a man and a woman struggle. The female, presumably
a grisette, dressed only in her small, feathered hat, a chemise, black stockings (with garters) and espadrille-style shoes, attempts to
descend the stairs. Her face has an expression of strain and anxiety, eyes closed, mouth open. She holds her handbag by the strap in her
right hand under her chin. Her outstretched left clutches on to the almost completely open pyjama jacket of her companion, a balding
middle-aged man. He wears striped pyjamas, the jacket of which is frogged and small, black slippers. His right arm is upraised, the
fingers of his hand spread apart. His outstretched left clings desperately on to one of the apartment doors. The other, which is open,
reveals only darkness inside. The staircase banisters lead down to the left of the composition. Above them, in the background is a large,
six-paned window, outside of which is a starry night sky, divided by a diagonal searchlight beam. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | women / womens work satirical Zeppelin raids on Paris civilian personnel air raid / blitz | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Domergue, Jean-Gabriel | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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