Object Details
- Artist
- Floyd MacMillan Davis, 1896 - 1966
- Sitter
- Floyd MacMillan Davis, 1896 - 1966
- Gladys Rockmore Davis, 1901 - 16 Feb 1967
- David Edward Scherman, 2 Mar 1916 - 1997
- Janet Flanner, 13 Mar 1892 - 7 Nov 1978
- William Lawrence Shirer, 23 Feb 1904 - 28 Dec 1993
- Ernest Miller Hemingway, 21 Jul 1899 - 2 Jul 1961
- A. J. Liebling, 18 Oct 1904 - 28 Dec 1963
- Merrill Mueller, 1916 - 1980
- Hans Von Kaltenborn, 9 Jul 1878 - 1965
- Richard De Rochemont, 13 Dec 1903 - Aug 1982
- Bill Reusswig, 1902 - 1978
- Ham Green
- Robert Allen Cromie, 1909 - 1999
- Hugh Schuck
- Will Lang, 1914 - Jan 1968
- Lee Miller, 23 Apr 1907 - 21 Jul 1977
- Graham Miller
- Donald MacKenzie, 1918 - 1993
- Robin Duff
- Ralph Morse, 23 Oct 1917 - 7 Dec 2014
- Charles Wertenbaker, 1901 - 1955
- Robert Capa, 22 Oct 1913 - 25 May 1954
- Noel Busch, 1906 - 1985
- Exhibition Label
- After the Allies drove the German army out of Paris in August 1944, the bar at the city’s Hôtel Scribe became a favorite haunt for journalists. As one observer put it, an outgoing stream of “spruce correspondents” was always leaving for the front lines while an incoming flow of “disheveled correspondents” could be seen rushing back to fill their seats.
- Among the Scribe’s patrons was war illustrator Floyd Davis, who painted this picture for Life magazine. The image shows the bar bursting with reporters, who gathered there to talk over their news stories and complain about army press censorship. Among the individuals featured are New Yorker reporter Janet Flanner and CBS newscaster William Shirer, who are seated at a table (lower center) with Ernest Hemingway. Just behind them stands the photographer Lee Miller, in a vibrant yellow scarf, and at top right lurks another photographer, Robert Capa, helmeted and unshaven.
- Después de que los aliados expulsaran de París al ejército alemán en agosto de 1944, el bar del Hotel Scribe de esa ciudad se convirtió en sitio favorito de los periodistas. Según un observador, siempre había una hilera de “corresponsales aseados” que partían hacia el frente de batalla y otra de “corresponsales desaliñados” que regresaban a ocupar los asientos de los que se iban.
- Entre los clientes del Scribe estaba el ilustrador Floyd Davis, quien pintó esta escena para la revista Life. El bar aparece atestado de reporteros que solían reunirse para hablar de sus artículos y quejarse de la censura del ejército a la prensa. Entre ellos están la reportera del New Yorker Janet Flanner y el locutor de la CBS William Shirer, sentados a la mesa (abajo al centro) con Ernest Hemingway. De pie detrás de ellos está la fotógrafa Lee Miller, con una bufanda amarilla, y arriba a la derecha se asoma otro fotógrafo, Robert Capa, con casco y sin afeitar.
- Provenance
- (Illustration House, New York); purchased by NPG 1988.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1944
- Object number
- NPG.88.57
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Life Magazine
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 48.3 x 74.3 x 2.5cm (19 x 29 1/4 x 1")
- Frame: 68.6 x 94 x 6.4cm (27 x 37 x 2 1/2")
- Place
- France\Île-de-France\Ville de Paris, Départment de\Paris
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- 20th Century Americans: 1930-1960
- On View
- NPG, South Gallery 321
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Costume\Headgear\Military
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass
- Artwork\Photograph
- Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Stool
- Caricature
- Interior\Nightclub
- Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National flag\French
- Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National flag\British
- Symbols & Motifs\Flag\Nazi
- Container\Bottle\Wine bottle
- Symbols & Motifs\Emblem\Hammer and sickle
- Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National flag\USSR
- Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National flag\American
- Lee Miller: Female
- Lee Miller: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\War photographer
- Lee Miller: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Fashion model
- Lee Miller: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\Fashion photographer
- Gladys Rockmore Davis: Female
- Gladys Rockmore Davis: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
- Donald MacKenzie: Male
- Donald MacKenzie: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Robert Allen Cromie: Male
- Robert Allen Cromie: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Robert Allen Cromie: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist
- Robert Allen Cromie: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Janet Flanner: Female
- Janet Flanner: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
- Janet Flanner: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Essayist
- Janet Flanner: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Robin Duff: Male
- Robin Duff: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Hugh Schuck: Male
- Hugh Schuck: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- A. J. Liebling: Male
- A. J. Liebling: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
- A. J. Liebling: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist
- A. J. Liebling: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Magazine
- A. J. Liebling: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Ham Green: Male
- Ham Green: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Merrill Mueller: Male
- Merrill Mueller: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Bill Reusswig: Male
- Bill Reusswig: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator
- Graham Miller: Male
- Graham Miller: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Floyd MacMillan Davis: Male
- Floyd MacMillan Davis: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
- Floyd MacMillan Davis: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator
- Floyd MacMillan Davis: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Lithographer
- Richard De Rochemont: Male
- Richard De Rochemont: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Richard De Rochemont: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
- Richard De Rochemont: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film producer
- Richard De Rochemont: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Newsreel producer
- Richard De Rochemont: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
- David Edward Scherman: Male
- David Edward Scherman: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- David Edward Scherman: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Magazine editor
- David Edward Scherman: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\War photographer
- David Edward Scherman: Arts and Culture\Literature\Literary critic
- David Edward Scherman: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Will Lang: Male
- Will Lang: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
- Will Lang: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Magazine
- Will Lang: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Charles Wertenbaker: Male
- Charles Wertenbaker: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Noel Busch: Male
- Noel Busch: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Ralph Morse: Male
- Ralph Morse: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\War photographer
- Ralph Morse: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Photojournalist
- Robert Capa: Male
- Robert Capa: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer
- Robert Capa: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\War photographer
- William Lawrence Shirer: Male
- William Lawrence Shirer: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
- William Lawrence Shirer: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
- William Lawrence Shirer: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist
- William Lawrence Shirer: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Historical
- William Lawrence Shirer: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Newscaster
- Hans Von Kaltenborn: Male
- Hans Von Kaltenborn: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
- Hans Von Kaltenborn: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Hans Von Kaltenborn: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Commentator\Radio commentator
- Hans Von Kaltenborn: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Anchor
- Ernest Miller Hemingway: Male
- Ernest Miller Hemingway: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
- Ernest Miller Hemingway: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
- Ernest Miller Hemingway: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
- Ernest Miller Hemingway: Nobel Prize
- Ernest Miller Hemingway: Literary awards\Pulitzer Prize
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.88.57
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d7d33b2b-490a-4574-b43b-243fc94cf956
