Dr Tony Shaw
Mainly the Obscure, and/or mainly 'Outsider' Literature
17 August 2019
Evelyn Graham Frost in Varennes Vauzelles, Nièvre (58)
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This memorial commemorates the death of the American aviator (and poet, it is stated) Evelyn Graham Frost, who was flying with the Eng...
The Frescoes in l'église Saint Martin, Nohant-Vic, Indre (36)
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L'Église Saint Martin de Vic is two kilometres from George Sand's house, and Sand underlined its importance. It is indeed a masterp...
Jacques Tati in Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, Indre (36)
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Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, where Jacques Tati's first full-length film Jour de Fête (1947) was largely filmed, is very much influenced b...
Le Musée des racines and l'abbé Aymon, Thevet-Saint-Julien, Indre (36)
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L'abbé Aymon was the priest in Thevet-Saint-Julien from 1941 to 1987, during which time he sculpted shapes from the natural world, name...
15 August 2019
Emmanuel Arredondo in Varennes Vauzelles, Nièvre (58)
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Emmanuel Arredondo created this in Varennes Vauzelles a few miles to the north of Nevers. Art brut (Outsider Art) and ...
La Fontaine de Château-Chinon, Nièvre (58)
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La Fontaine Niki de Saint Phalle et Jean Tinguely stands in front of the mairie in Château-Chinon. It was President François Mitterrand...
René Fallet in Thionne, Allier (03)
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It was René Fallet's wish to be buried in Thionne (pronounced 'Thioune') to the north of Jaligny-sur-Besbre, with the words ...
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