Doisneau, Robert
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| born on | 14 April 1912 at 21:15 (= 9:15 PM ) | ||
| Place | Gentilly, France, 48n49, 2e21 | ||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   24°33'   23°05 Asc. 23°28'
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Biography
French photographer whose photos of ordinary people were enormously popular. Doisneau's photographs are noted for their depth as well as for their humor. He worked as a commercial and industrial photographer and joined the French Resistance as a forger during WW II. His photographs of the liberation of France were published worldwide. After WW II, he worked for the Paris news agency Rapho as a photojournalist, his photographs appearing in countless newspapers and magazines. One particular photo taken in 1950 of two lovers stealing a kiss on a crowded Paris street has been reprinted on postcards, notes and posters.
Doisneau's technique bore a superficial resemblance to the "decisive moment" images of Henri Cartier-Bresson, but exhibited more genuine understanding of and sympathy for his subjects.
Doisneau died in 4/1/1994 in a hospital in Paris at age 81 of an infected pancreas, a complication of triple bypass surgery
Events
- Work : Gain social status 1950 (Famous picture taken)
- Death by Disease 1 April 1994 (Age 81, two weeks' shy of 82nd birthday, of infected pancreas)
Source Notes
Petitallot quotes B.C., Cadran No.8, 5/1994.
Categories
- Vocation : Art : Photography (Noted pro)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Photo journalist)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 81-82)
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
