Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau

The Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau (Robert Doisneau house of photography) is a photography gallery in Gentilly, Paris, created to commemorate the Parisian photographer Robert Doisneau and dedicated to exhibiting humanist photography.

Robert Doisneau

Doisneau (1912–1994) was born in Gentilly, and in April 1992 consented to the use of his name for a photographic gallery there. The gallery opened in 1997 with a wide-ranging exhibition of the history of photography.[1]

Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau is dedicated to humanist photography. Photo: Anne-Marie Tusseau.

Among the photographers to have been awarded one-man shows at Maison Robert Doisneau are Graciela Iturbide (2006),[2] Hervé Gloaguen (2006),[3] Izis (on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the gallery's founding, 2007),[4] Nikos Economopoulos (2009–10).[5] and Émile Savitry (2012/13).

From January 2006, the gallery has belonged to the intercommunality of Val de Bièvre.[1]

The address of the gallery is 1, rue de la Division du Général Leclerc, 94250 Gentilly.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "La Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau fête son 10ème anniversaire", Val de Marne conseil général, 18 December 2005. (French) Accessed 2010-01-19.
  2. ↑ "L'exposition Graciela Iturbide à la Maison à Gentilly", Miradas, Le Monde, 3 October 2006. (French) Accessed 2010-01-19.
  3. ↑ "La Maison Robert Doisneau expose Hervé Gloaguen", L'Internaute, June 2006. (French) Accessed 2010-01-19.
  4. ↑ "L'Expo Izis à la Maison Robert Doisneau à Gentilly", Miradas, Le Monde, 19 March 2007. (French) Accessed 2010-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Nikos Economopoulos, Photographe", Magnum Photos. (English) Accessed 2010-01-19.

Coordinates: 48°48′51″N 2°20′51″E / 48.81409°N 2.34755°E / 48.81409; 2.34755


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