Krantenknipsel uit archief Philip Zilcken after 1904

This newspaper clipping from the archive of Philip Zilcken marks the death of Théophile Gautier in Paris. It seems to be from 1904. This little artifact is a reminder that sometimes the smallest things can speak volumes. I think about the hands that clipped this article, the care taken to preserve it, and the story it tells about the artistic community of the time. What other stories might be hidden within its yellowed surface? What made the archivist decide to save it from oblivion? Newspapers are a collaborative medium—the reporter, the editor, the printer. A whole team of people involved in making this a trace of a moment in time. It is amazing how such things can be charged with a curious energy, an echo from the past that resonates even today.