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The Battle for Bronze: Conflict and Contradiction in Vichy Cultural Policy

The Battle for Bronze: Conflict and Contradiction in Vichy Cultural Policy Nottingham French Studies, Vol. 44 No.1, Spring 2005 THE BATTLE FOR BRONZE: CONFLICT AND CONTRADICTION IN VICHY CULTURAL POLICY KIRRIL Y FREEMAN 'Je ne veux pas partir en Allemagne. Je prends Ie maquis!' 1 French authorities were growing accustomed to this sentiment by the summer of 1943, but this note found by police in Aurillac on the morning of August 26, 1943 was exceptional. It was found on an empty pedestal where a bronze replica of a classical gladiator stood only hours before. The statue, Le Discobole, had disappeared. La Savoyarde was less fortunate. She would make the long journey from Chambery to Hamburg, and her departure would unleash a storm of protest. La Savoyarde, affectionately known in the regional dialect as La Sasson (' chubby'), was erected in 1892 to commemorate the centenary of the annexation of Savoie to France during the Revolutionary wars. Fifty years later, on April 22, 1942, this statue was dismantled by a contractor hired by Vichy's ministry of industrial production. The date of her removal could not have been more inflammatory. April 22 marked a day of great significance for the Savoyard populatIOn; the near unanimous plebiscite that joined Savoie to France in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nottingham French Studies Edinburgh University Press

The Battle for Bronze: Conflict and Contradiction in Vichy Cultural Policy

Nottingham French Studies , Volume 1 (44): 50 – Jan 1, 2005

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Edinburgh University Press
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© 2005 Nottingham French Studies
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0029-4586
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2047-7236
DOI
10.3366/nfs.2005.005
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Nottingham French Studies, Vol. 44 No.1, Spring 2005 THE BATTLE FOR BRONZE: CONFLICT AND CONTRADICTION IN VICHY CULTURAL POLICY KIRRIL Y FREEMAN 'Je ne veux pas partir en Allemagne. Je prends Ie maquis!' 1 French authorities were growing accustomed to this sentiment by the summer of 1943, but this note found by police in Aurillac on the morning of August 26, 1943 was exceptional. It was found on an empty pedestal where a bronze replica of a classical gladiator stood only hours before. The statue, Le Discobole, had disappeared. La Savoyarde was less fortunate. She would make the long journey from Chambery to Hamburg, and her departure would unleash a storm of protest. La Savoyarde, affectionately known in the regional dialect as La Sasson (' chubby'), was erected in 1892 to commemorate the centenary of the annexation of Savoie to France during the Revolutionary wars. Fifty years later, on April 22, 1942, this statue was dismantled by a contractor hired by Vichy's ministry of industrial production. The date of her removal could not have been more inflammatory. April 22 marked a day of great significance for the Savoyard populatIOn; the near unanimous plebiscite that joined Savoie to France in

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Nottingham French StudiesEdinburgh University Press

Published: Jan 1, 2005

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