Title in Caroline Armington’s etching record book: Les Invalides vu du No 4 Ave. de Ségur, Paris

Plate for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Du Vivier

Year: 1923

Number: 321

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Planned Edition: not mentioned.

Total Number of Impressions: 250

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Caroline Armington’s etching record book contains the following notes for this print:

250 prints for Mr. Duvivier

Price in Caroline Armington’s etching record book: none.

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Mr. Joseph du Vivier was a prominent American international lawyer living and practicing law in Paris, France.

• New York Career: Before moving to Europe, he served for eight years as a well-known Assistant District Attorney in New York City under District Attorney Charles S. Whitman.

• Move to Paris: In 1915, during World War I, he relocated to France to open a European branch office for the prestigious American law firm Coudert Brothers.

• 1923 Legal Activity: By 1923, he was recognized as one of the leading American expatriate attorneys in Paris. In early 1923, he notably represented clients in high-profile international legal matters, such as the extradition case involving a liquor trial in the United States.

While living in Paris, du Vivier was a deeply integrated leader within the American expat community:

• He served as a prominent member and Chairman of the Special Committee on the Law Library for the American Library in Paris.

• He was heavily involved with the American Club of Paris and other local Franco-American organizations.

He continued his law practice in Paris until 1939, when the outbreak of World War II prompted his retirement and return to the United States. He spent his later years in New Haven, Connecticut, where he passed away in 1953 at the age of 75.

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