Aboard the SS Normandie when it was the only way to travel. 1930s. Done by Roger-Henri Expert, who was in charge of the overall decorative scheme on the Normandie. Art Déco.

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“Normandie Grand Salon.” 1933-1934. Gouache and watercolor on paper. Roger-Henri Expert and Richard Hermann Antoine Bouwens van der Boijen, creators. Collections of and photo © the Académie d’architecture/ Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine/Archives d’architecture du XXe siècle, Paris. Courtesy of Foundation Juan March. Fair use license. via https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/modern-taste-art-deco-paris-1910-1935
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“Study for the Ladies’ drawing room and music room of Normandie.” 1934. Colored crayons, gouache and watercolor on paper. Roger-Henri Expert, creator. Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/20th-century-design-n08970/lot.124.lotnum.html

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    2. Perhaps a year or so ago a commentary made reference to an espresso bar at or near the stern . Evidently cookies were served with or after . There are photographs of an area ( without people ) that may be the location having a sweep of floor to ceiling windows . The holy grail would be any shot or documentation of equipment used . One just can’t help wondering and trying to visualize this experience as the morning’s ritual wake-up .

      My roommate tells me the SS Normandie was launched on my birthday ( the month and date – not the year ) May 29th .

      All summer here in Winnipeg Canada we setup table chairs and tiny food cart on a sixty foot long fire escape balcony at the back of the hundred plus year old block where we live . Imaging a similar setup on Normandie seems inevitable fun and useful as reference and reminds one of an Aunt who referenced a detailed trans Canada trip by rail every day at the dining table to keep me and my young cousin amused and focused . ” where are we now Aunt Reta ? ” .

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      1. Hi. I haven’t forgotten you. WordPress would not let me post my reply. There appears to have been only one brochure for the Normandie that survived. I am still looking for a scanned version of the entire brochure to look through for an espresso bar. The Cooper Hewitt has a copy of it but I am in Boston, not New York. I have messaged someone I follow on Instagram who posts images from brochures of trans Atlantic steamers but have not heard back. I’m still looking for scans and hope they turn up soon. Sarah B Guest Perry.

      2. Perhaps it’s never seemed to be more true a thing of beauty is a joy forever. This ship remains sustaining in it’s all out commitment to celebrating life’s potential beauty .

        ( Not with standing I recall that I’ve managed to misspell my Aunt Rita’s name in my previous post )

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