Berlin Coquette — Smith Belts But once negated

But once negated

Poster depicting Double Cherry Blossoms

This rise had profound repercussions on notions of selfhood and national identity within and outside the realm of art

the artist and his fellow contributors examine Wegman's relationship to place and his sources of inspiration

Chadds Ford

Berlin Coquette — Smith Belts But once negatedBy Jill Suzanne Smith Associate Professor of German During the late nineteenth century the city of Berlin developed such a reputation for lawlessness and sexual licentiousness that it came to be known as the Whore of Babylon. Out of this reputation for debauchery grew an unusually rich discourse around prostitution. In Berlin Coquette, Jill Suzanne Smith shows how this discourse transcended the usual clichs about prostitutes and actually explored