Bibliograph

Paris, Robert Doisneau ; [translated from the French by Deke Dusinberre]

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Paris, Robert Doisneau ; [translated from the French by Deke Dusinberre]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 397)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Paris

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

65177253

Responsibility statement

Robert Doisneau ; [translated from the French by Deke Dusinberre]

Review

"Robert Diosneau's black-and-white photographs immortalize the magic of Paris. The photographer was profoundly fascinated by his city; its combination of dreamy nostalgia and teeming modernity provided him with a kaleidoscopic backdrop for his compositions. Doisneau possessed an uncanny ability to capture poetry in ordinary moments - from a woman walking her dog in style, to a gaggle of schoolchildren crossing the street, to the famous kiss in front of the Hotel de Ville - and it was this eye for humor and poignancy that infused his work with enduring popular appeal. The 560 photographs in this volume - many of which appear in print for the first time - are accompanied by a collection of witty and revealing quotations from the photographer's personal notebooks."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Paris by surprise: parks and gardens, pedestrian ballet, urban flirtation, bistros -- Paris in upheaval: occupation, resistance, liberation, demonstrations -- Paris for Parisians: Les halles, everyday Parisians, a home for tenants, a few tenants more, Paris-by-the-Seine -- Paris at play: fairs, cabarets and nightclubs, society, fashion -- Paris in concrete

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Robert Doisneau Paris

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