Robert Doisneau (1912 - 1994) - photo 1

Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau was a French photographer. From the 1930s, he photographed the streets of Paris. He was a champion of humanist photography and with Henri Cartier-Bresson a pioneer of photojournalism.

Doisneau is known for his 1950 image Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville (The Kiss by the City Hall), a photograph of a couple kissing on a busy Parisian street.

He was appointed a Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honour in 1984 by then French president, François Mitterrand.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:14 april 1912, Gentilly, France
Date and place of death:1 april 1994, Paris, France
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Photographer
Genre:Street Photography
Art style:Realism

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