Robert Doisneau By Aspen Shackleford Photo I Information

Robert Doisneau By: Aspen Shackleford Photo I

Information Born in Gentilly, France on April 14, 1912 Both of his parents died when he was a child; so he had a very unhappy childhood He became interested in art in his teens and became a photographer in the late 1920 s He is best known for his street photography of everyday French life After a very successful life, Robert Doisneau died on April 1, 1994, approximately 6 months after his wife’s death

Le Baier de L’Hotel de Ville (The Kiss), 1950 The Kiss is Robert Doisneau’s most famous work. Despite its success, the controversy surrounding it took a toll on Doisneau and his family. “We won in the courts, but my father was deeply shocked. He discovered a world of lies and it hurt him. ‘The Kiss’ ruined the last years of his life. ” – Annette Doisneau

La Derniere Valse du 14 Julliet (Dancing in the Street), 1949 “The marvels of daily life are so exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street. ”

Les Pains de Picasso (Picasso)

The Cellist, 1957

Information Scolaire (Scholastic Information), 1956

Women in the Same Hat, 1956

Les jardins du Champ de Mars, 1944 Cabriolet, France, 1936

Essayez nos Pèdalos, 1945 “I don’t photograph life as it is, but life as I would like it to be. ”

“The world I was trying to present was one where I would feel good, where people would be friendly, where I could find the tenderness I longed for. My photos were like a proof that such a world could exist. ”