Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau
Doisneau in his studio in Montrouge, 1992
Born
Robert Doisneau

(1912-04-14)14 April 1912
Gentilly, France
Died1 April 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 81)
Montrouge, France
Resting placeRaizeux
EducationÉcole Estienne, 1929 graduate, diplomas in engraving and lithography
Occupation(s)Photographer, engraver
Known forStreet photography, Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville (The kiss by the City Hall)
TitleChevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honour

Robert Doisneau (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ dwano]; 14 April 1912 – 1 April 1994)[1] 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.[2]

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.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ency was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ W. Scott Haine, Culture and Customs of France (London Greenwood, 2006), p. 289