How was colonialism reflected in the arts and culture of Europe?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. The exotic allure of the native played no small role, particularly in the paintings of Gauguin, a former stockbroker who abandoned his wealth for Tahiti, the far-fetched, far-flung romances of Pierre Loti, which often featured men of European birth in steamy situations with tropical women. Culture also embraced the exotic "other," especially via the international exhibitions in Paris in 1867 and 1900, where Europeans could "experience" an African village, listen to Tunisian musicians, or wander down a reproduction of a Cairo street. Ethnographic museums served similar purposes. In Paris at the Museum of the Colonies, and in museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg, colonial peoples themselves were put on display. The purpose was always to demonstrate the "savage" ways of "the uncivilized" and to reassure Europeans of their superiority.
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