JPS World's Fairs: 1929-1931

JON PAUL SANK'S WORLD'S FAIRS PAGE: 1929-1931

1929 BARCELONA (BIE World Expo):

Video:
- Preparació Exposició Barcelona, 1929 (YouTube, documentary, 9m31s)
- Inauguració Exposició Barcelona, 1929 (YouTube, fair footage, silent with added music, 4m06s)
- 1929, Montjuïc i la Seva Exposició (YouTube, fair footage with added music, 3m51s)
- ¡Bienvenidos a la Exposición Universal de Barcelona! (YouTube, documentary, 4m06s)
- Va passar aquí: La imatge de la Barcelona del 1929 (YouTube, documentary, 4m43s)
- Montjuïc 1929-2010 (YouTube, then-and-now vid, pictures with added music, 4m12s)
- Montjuïc a l'Exposició, 1929 (YouTube, documentary, 3m19s)
Pictures:
- Edificios Expo Barcelona 1929 (YouTube, pictures with added music, 6m15s)
- 1929 Barcelona Universal Exposition (at Wikimedia Commons)
Guides, Maps, Catalogues:
- Expo 1929 Planol Ubicacions (JPG, map, at Wikimedia Commons)
- Exposición Internacional Barcelona 1929 (JPG, bird's-eye view, at University of Barcelona)
Exhibits, Pavilions, Shows:
- German Pavilion (reconstructed as the Barcelona-Pavilion)
  - El Pabellón Alemán de la Exposición Universal De Barcelona De 1929 (YouTube, documentary, 18m45s)
  - El Pabellón de Barcelona, Mies Van der Rohe (YouTube, AutoCAD build narrated by architect, 7m10s)
  - El pabellón de Barcelona y el espacio moderno (YouTube, lecture, 1h23m10s)
  - Mies Van de Rohe: 1929 Barcelona Pavilion (article at Stephen B. Chambers Architects)
  - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Barcelona Chair (article at Museum of Modern Art)
  - Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona Chair, 1929 (audio, 2m35s, at Internet Archive)
  - "Barcelona Pavilion" (search results, mostly the German Pavilion, at RIBA Architecture Image Library)
- Graf Zeppelin:
  - D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin. Exposición Internacional de Barcelona 1929. (YouTube, 3-D digital reconstruction, 2m46s)
  - Around the World by Zeppelin (Ditteke Mensink, dir.) (YouTube, documentary about another 1929 trip, 1h22m42s)
- International Chess Tournament:
  - The Catalan Opening (article at Chess.com)
  - Barcelona 1929 (stats and games, at 365chess.com)
  - Barcelona 1929 (search results, at Chess Games Analyzed YouTube Channel)
- Magic Fountain
  - Modern Performances (YouTube, home video except where noted, colored fountain show):
    - The Magic Fountain of Montjuïc's, Barcelona (2009, 10m07s)
    - La Fuente Mágica de Montjuïc "Magic Fountain" Barcelona (2011, by Eco Barcelona Tour, 10m38s)
    - Barcelona: Magic Fountain of Montjuïc (2011, 12m47s)
    - The magic fountain of Montjuïc (Disney Songs) (2011, 14m13s)
    - Barcelona's Font Magica (2016, with day-to-night transition, 41m30s)
    - Barcelona Magic Fountain Montjuïc (2017, 43m36s)
    - Barcelona Water Show (2019, 13m07s)
- Montjuïc Stadium (now Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys)
- Palau dels Esports (Sports Palace):
  - Exposició Internacional de Barcelona 1929: El Palau dels Esports i la Fira de l'Esport (article, at Barcelona Sportiva)
- Palau Nacional
- Pavelló de la Caixa de Pensions (Pension Board Pavilion):
  - Pavelló de la Caixa de Pensions a l'Exposició Internacional de Barcelona de 1929 : història, arquitectura i estudi de la construcció (PDF, presentation, 157pp, at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
- Plaça d'Espanya
- Poble Espanyol
- Teatre Grec
  - Jardins del Teatre Grec, Barcelone, Espagne: Las fuentes en el jardínes del Teatre Grec (audio, fountain sounds, 6m13s)
  - Els jardins del Teatre Grec (article at Barcelona.cat)
- Telefèric de Montjuïc
  - El Trenet de l'Exposició de 1929. Muntanya de Montjuïc (1929-1930) (article at Barcelofília)
Music:
- Maestro Sam Wooding Y Sus Chocolate Kiddies Barcelona 1929 (audio, 27m38s, at Internet Archive)
Texts:
- Iberoamérica: album dedicado a la Exposición Ibero-Americana de Sevilla y a la Exposición Internacional de Barcelona, 1929-1930 (book, photo-illustrated, 136pp, at Internet Archive)
- Two International Expositions: Sevilla-Barcelona 1929 (booklet, 20pp, at Internet Archive)
- Exposições Universais: Barcelona 1929 (book, 80pp, at Internet Archive)
- Els Usos de l'Electricitat a l'Exposició Internacional de Barcelona de 1929 (PDF, book, 147pp, at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
- La Exposición Internacional de Barcelona en 1929 y su Utilización propagandística (PDF, academic journal article, 18pp, at Open Edition: Diacronie)
- Exposició Internacional de Barcelona 1929 (article, at La Barcelona de Antes)
- The Legacy Of The 1929 Barcelona International Exposition (article, at Culture Trip)
1931 PARIS (non-BIE):
Websites, Pages:
- L'Exposition Coloniale de Paris en 1931 (expocolo.paris.1931.pagesperso-orange.fr)
Video:
- Koloniale Tentoonstelling te Parijs (video, silent, 8m38s, at Internet Archive)
- Newsreels (at British Pathé except where noted):
  - France's "Wembley" Opened by President Doumergue (1m42s)
  - France's Colonial Exhibition Opens (British Movietone, 1m01s, at AP Archive)
  - Queen of the Netherlands Accompanied by Princess Juliana Visits French Colonial Exhibition (silent, 1m46s)
  - King Albert of Belgium--Most Democratic of Monarchs--Visits Colonial Exhibition as an Ordinary Sight-Seer! (1m02s)
  - The Sultan of Morocco Visits "His Own Country" at French Colonial Exhibition (1m36s)
  - A Royal Sight-Seer! Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (1m22s)
- L'Exposition Coloniale de 1931, la Vitrine de l'Empire (YouTube, documentary, 8m45s)
- L'Exposition Coloniale de 1931 ou Les Zoo Humains (YouTube, documentary, 8m39s)
- L'Empire Colonial Français en 1931 (YouTube, lecture, 10m14s)
- L'Empire Colonial Français en 1931 (YouTube, lecture, 20m46s)
Pictures:
- Categories at Wikimedia Commons:
  - Exposition Coloniale (1931)
  - Postcards
Audio:
- Audio Files from the 1931 Exposition Coloniale (48 audio files, at Wikimedia Commons)
- Au cœur de l'Histoire: Spécial Foire de Paris, 80 Ans de l'Exposition Coloniale (Franck Ferrand) (YouTube, radio interview, 49m26s)
- Lieux Oubliés: les Vestiges des Expositions Coloniales au Bois de Vincennes (YouTube, audio with French subtitles, 7m27s)
Guides, Maps, Catalogues:
- Plan de l'Exposition (maps, at expocolo.paris.1931.pagesperso-orange.fr)
- L'Exposition Coloniale de 1931: Cartographie de l'Imaginaire Colonial (academic paper with maps, at Reclus: Maison de la Géographie)
Exhibits, Pavilions, Shows:
- Angkor Wat Replica
- Kanak People:
  - Le Regard Colonial: Un Film d'Alexandre Rosada (YouTube, documentary, 13m22s)
- Missions (pictures, at expocolo.paris.1931.pagesperso-orange.fr):
  - Le Pavillion des Missions Catholiques
  - Le Pavillion des Missions Protestantes
- Mount Vernon on the Seine
  - Mount Vernon on the Seine: Re-creating George Washington's ancestral home (article, at Lapham's Quarterly)
  - The House that Sears Built--in Paris (article, at Sears Homes of Chicagoland)
- Netherlands
- Palais de la Porte Dorée
  - Musée des Colonies: The Most Important "Bas-Relief" of the Art Déco Period (YouTube, pictures with music, 4m18s)
  - Paris Palais de la Porte Dorée Musée de l'Immigration (YouTube, pictures with music, 7m50s)
Music:
- Viens à l'Exposition (Vincent Scotto, Léon Raiter) (Léon Raiter, accordion, vocal) (YouTube, audio with pictures, 3m07s)
- Ah! Que C'est Beau l'Exposition! (Perchicot, Orchestre André Cadou) (YouTube, audio, 2m59s)
- [Henri] Alibert "Nénufar" marche de l'Expo Coloniale de 1931 (YouTube, audio, 3m09s)
  - Henri Alibert (YouTube Channel)
  - Alibert: Le Roi de l'Opérette Marseillaise (YouTube Playlist, music album, 25 audio videos)
- Chourinette: L'Exposition Coloniale (YouTube, music performance, 4m35s)
- Les musiciens face à l'histoire : la chanson coloniale (YouTube, audio museum talk with music examples, 3m32s)
- Inspired by the Expo:
  - Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (Francis Poulenc, 1932) (Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire under Pierre Dervaux; Francis Poulenc, Jacques Février, pianos) (YouTube, audio with follow-along score, 18m47s)
    - Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music (YouTube, audio video, 3h28m39s)
    - Poulenc - Nocturnes, Improvisations, Mélancolie, Pièces, Nazelles, Valse (YouTube, audio video, 2h29m06s)
  - Deux Danses à Agni Yavishta (Jehan Alain) (Katja Sager, organ) (YouTube, music performance, 4m26s)
    - Deuxième Fantaisie (Jehan Alain) (Christophe Mantoux, organ) (YouTube, audio, 7m56s)
    - Jehan Alain Complete Organ Works - Part 1 (YouTube, audio video, 1h11m58s)
Texts:
- Le Journal de l'Exposition Coloniale (periodicals, at Gallica):
  - June 1931
  - June 1931, Number 3
- Empire and Colonial Exhibition (slides, at SlideShare)
- French Colonial Exposition (1931) (article, at Images of Old Hawai'i)
- Eating Around the Empire in a Day: The 1931 Paris International Colonial Exposition (article, at Cynthia D. Bertelsen's Gherkins and Tomatoes)
- The Colonial Exhibition of May 1931 (interview transcription, 2pp, at Yumpu)
- L'Exposition coloniale de 1931 apogée du discours colonial (article, at Histoire Coloniale et Postcoloniale)
- Programme des manifestations: L'Exposition Coloniale: 75 ans après (PDF, 37pp, at Groupe ACHAC de Recherche)

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