
Robert DoisneauFrench, 1912–1994May one see it?
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
1945–1979
Portraits of Picasso, Braque, Léger, Cocteau and Giacometti
From the post-war years through the 1970s Doisneau produced children's books, advertising photography and celebrity portraits — Alberto Giacometti, Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso. He worked with writers and poets such as Blaise Cendrars and Jacques Prévert, and credited Prévert with giving him the confidence to photograph everyday street scenes.
1952
Starts a career as an independent photographer
In 1952, three years after signing with Vogue, Doisneau began his career as an independent photographer.
26 May 1953 – 23 August 1953
Exhibition: Postwar European Photography
1954
The book “Les Parisiens tels qu’ils sont”
Delpire published “Les Parisiens tels qu’ils sont” (“Parisians as They Are”), with texts by Robert Giraud and Michel Ragon.