Robert Doisneau
Photographer, Visual Artist
1912 – 1994
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Who was Robert Doisneau?
Robert Doisneau was a French photographer. In the 1930s he used a Leica on the streets of Paris. He and Henri Cartier-Bresson were pioneers of photojournalism. He is renowned for his 1950 image Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville, a photograph of a couple kissing in the busy streets of Paris. Doisneau was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1984.
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- Born
- Apr 14, 1912
Gentilly - Spouses
- Pierrette Chaumaison
(1936 - )
- Pierrette Chaumaison
- Children
- Ethnicity
- French people
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Diploma, École Estienne
(Specialized in Engraving)
( - 1929) - (Specialized in Lithography)
- Diploma, École Estienne
- Employment
- Ullmann Studio
- Died
- Apr 1, 1994
Montrouge
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on July 23, 2013
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