Printed: 2020-11-26
Diorama International
Identity
Category
Firm
Alternative name or descriptor
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Status
- Connected
Details
Life dates
Activity
1894 * - 1914 / Anvers, Marché aux Souliers, 41
Main branch. Managed from 1901 on by Mathieu Joseph Marie Gérard (° Bordeaux [Gironde, F], 13.5.1844), known as Marcel Gérard. Made by Furhmann, it was a model similar to the "Kaiserpanorama" in the holdings of the "Museum voor Fotografie" in Antwerp (see Joseph Maes). On at least one occasion, commissioned original work, in the form of views of the inauguration of the Congo railway and upper Congo, by Georges Gilson, in 1898.
1898 - 1901 Liège, Passage Lemonnier, 21
"For 50 centimes, you can take a trip to Switzerland and to the most picturesque part of this marvellous country. You can scale Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn..." (La Meuse, 24.6.1898). "Reopening very soon. More than 500 series of 50 views, depicting nature in relief, perspective and natural colours" (La Meuse, 1.4.1901).
1899 Bruxelles, Passage des Postes
"Exhibition of glass stereoscopic views. Open from 10 in the morning to 11 in the evening. Until 13 May: Andrée's expedition to the North Pole in a balloon" (L'Indépendance Belge, 11.5.1899).
Main branch. Managed from 1901 on by Mathieu Joseph Marie Gérard (° Bordeaux [Gironde, F], 13.5.1844), known as Marcel Gérard. Made by Furhmann, it was a model similar to the "Kaiserpanorama" in the holdings of the "Museum voor Fotografie" in Antwerp (see Joseph Maes). On at least one occasion, commissioned original work, in the form of views of the inauguration of the Congo railway and upper Congo, by Georges Gilson, in 1898.
1898 - 1901 Liège, Passage Lemonnier, 21
"For 50 centimes, you can take a trip to Switzerland and to the most picturesque part of this marvellous country. You can scale Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn..." (La Meuse, 24.6.1898). "Reopening very soon. More than 500 series of 50 views, depicting nature in relief, perspective and natural colours" (La Meuse, 1.4.1901).
1899 Bruxelles, Passage des Postes
"Exhibition of glass stereoscopic views. Open from 10 in the morning to 11 in the evening. Until 13 May: Andrée's expedition to the North Pole in a balloon" (L'Indépendance Belge, 11.5.1899).
Locations
1894 * - 1914 / Anvers, Marché aux Souliers, 41
1898 - 1901 Liège, Passage Lemonnier, 21
1899 Bruxelles, Passage des Postes
1898 - 1901 Liège, Passage Lemonnier, 21
1899 Bruxelles, Passage des Postes
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Bibliography/Webography
Context
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Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#5120
Identity of institution
FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Status
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 6.1.2018; SFJ revised 9.6.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 20.10.2020