Art & History
The Small Print of a Big History
Letters, newspapers and relief appeals let us approach history at the scale at which people first encountered it.
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Stories, provenance and tradition
Stories from the Market
Every object has a story—of a place, a maker, a tradition or a moment in Greek history. These stories offer context for the things selected for Pappas Market.
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Two Words That Still Ask Something of Us
“Remember Greece” began as a wartime appeal. Seen today, the words invite a slower encounter with the history behind the image.
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The Artwork You Can Fold
A vintage Hermès “1821” scarf changes as it is opened, folded and worn, offering a different encounter with the same composition.
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Four Figures, One Conversation
A set of four vintage A. Tassos costume prints invites us to look at relationships between images, as well as the images themselves.
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A Face That Brings Back a Voice
Andy Millis’s portrait of Nikos Xylouris connects the act of looking with the memory of listening.
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The Goddesses Still Waiting to Come Home
One misses her sisters. One doesn’t speak French. And the goddess of victory has a request: just take me back to Greece. The story behind our three designs...
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A. Tassos and the Quiet Dignity of Greek Regional Dress
The Greek printmaker A. Tassos used line, contrast and stillness to make the human figure a vessel for place, memory and collective identity.
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What the Posters Remember: Greece, America and Wartime Relief
Greek War Relief posters show how artists turned a distant crisis into an urgent appeal—and how paper can preserve public memory.
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When Hollywood Came to Greece’s Aid
During the Second World War, American entertainers, studios and audiences joined an extraordinary national campaign supporting Greek relief.
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The Evzone Uniform: Symbols Worn in Service
A former Evzone explains the discipline of the Presidential Guard and the symbolism carried by its historic uniform.
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When Hermès Honored the Greek Revolution
A silk scarf designed by Julie Abadie turned the people, weapons and symbols of the Greek Revolution into a collectible composition.
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Remembering Nikos Kazantzakis
The Cretan author of Zorba the Greek, Christ Recrucified and The Last Temptation of Christ remains one of modern Greece’s most widely known writers.