…ertainly survivors. The lady with the handbag is purportedly Madame Barbier-Mueller of Musée Barbier-Mueller fame. The seated gentleman was modelled on the poet George Haldas. Of the four, he is the most molested: probably because it is so inviting just to sit next to him. All the high points of his suit are forever polished by thousands of passing hands. The academic gentleman who is waiting for a taxi, is the writer Michel Butor. But why is he w… Continue reading →