Mayotte Magnus

Mayotte Magnus (born 1934) is a French-born photographer and Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.[1] She has exhibited at the Fonds national d'art contemporain (1974), the National Portrait Gallery (1977) and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (1981).[1]

During the late seventies/early eighties Magnus married the photographer Jorge Lewinski (1921-2008) [2] with whom she collaborated on a series of photographically illustrated books.[1] Lewinski died in 2008.[2]

Magnus has worked to restore the Palais des évêques du Comminges in Alan, Haute-Garonne, a home that she shared with her husband.[3][4] The building contains a large number of paintings and photographs.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brief Biography at National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Jorge Lewinski". The Times. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Jorge Lewinski: Portrait photographer who captured a generation of British artists on film". The Independent. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Marie Claudel. "Des oeuvres contemporaines sous le poids des siècles" (in French). LaDepeche. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


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