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Janine Niépce was born February 12, 1921 in [[Meudon]], France. She is a distant relative of [[Nicéphore Niépce]], the pioneer of photography.<ref name="janineniepce.com"/> |
Janine Niépce was born February 12, 1921 in [[Meudon]], France. She is a distant relative of [[Nicéphore Niépce]], the pioneer of photography.<ref name="janineniepce.com"/> |
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In 1944, she graduated from the [[Sorbonne]].<ref name="janineniepce.com"/> She was a liaison officer involved with the liberation of Paris after [[World War II]]. In 1946 she became a professional photographer.<ref name="Maisonsdesillustrtres">{{cite web|title=Death of photographer Janine Niépce|url=http://www.photo-museum.org/death-photographer-janine-niepce/|website=Maison Nicéphore Niépce|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> |
In 1944, she graduated from the [[Sorbonne]].<ref name="janineniepce.com"/> She was a liaison officer involved with the liberation of Paris after [[World War II]]. In 1946 she became a professional photographer.<ref name="Maisonsdesillustrtres">{{cite web|title=Death of photographer Janine Niépce|url=http://www.photo-museum.org/death-photographer-janine-niepce/|website=Maison Nicéphore Niépce|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> She and the Swiss-French [[Sabine Weiss]], a near contemporary, worked as the only women photojournalists at [[Rapho (agency)|Rapho]] amongst [[Robert Doisneau]], [[Édouard Boubat]], [[Denis Brihat]], [[Jean Dieuzaide]],<ref name="lenman">Robin Lenman, "Rapho"; in ''The Oxford Companion to the Photograph,'' ed. Robin Lenman (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005; {{ISBN|0-19-866271-8}}).</ref> [[Bill Brandt]], Ken Heyman, [[Izis Bidermanas|Izis]], [[André Kertész]], [[Yousuf Karsh]], [[Jacques Henri Lartigue]], [[Janine Niépce]], [[Willy Ronis]], [[Emile Savitry]], [[Fouad Elkoury]]. She was influenced by [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]].<ref name="Maisonsdesillustrtres"/> |
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In the 1970s, her work focused particularly on the women's liberation movement.<ref name="janineniepce.com"/> |
In the 1970s, her work focused particularly on the women's liberation movement.<ref name="janineniepce.com"/> |
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Janine Niépce | |
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 Autoportrait de Janine Niépce | |
| Born | February 12, 1921 Meudon, France |
| Died | August 5, 2007 (aged 86) Paris, France. |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Photography |
| Spouse |
Claude Jaeger (m. 1946) |
| Website | www |
Janine Niépce (February 12, 1921 – August 5, 2007) was a French photographer and journalist. Her career spanned developing films for the French Resistance to covering the women's liberation movement in the 1970s.[1]
Biography
Janine Niépce was born February 12, 1921 in Meudon, France. She is a distant relative of Nicéphore Niépce, the pioneer of photography.[1]
In 1944, she graduated from the Sorbonne.[1] She was a liaison officer involved with the liberation of Paris after World War II. In 1946 she became a professional photographer.[2] She and the Swiss-French Sabine Weiss, a near contemporary, worked as the only women photojournalists at Rapho amongst Robert Doisneau, Édouard Boubat, Denis Brihat, Jean Dieuzaide,[3] Bill Brandt, Ken Heyman, Izis, André Kertész, Yousuf Karsh, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Janine Niépce, Willy Ronis, Emile Savitry, Fouad Elkoury. She was influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson.[2]
In the 1970s, her work focused particularly on the women's liberation movement.[1]
In 1981 Niépce was named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. In 1985 she became a Knight of the Legion d'Honor.[1]
She died August 5, 2007.[2]
Publications
Janine Niépce has published at least 20 books of photographs, the most recent ones are:
- Niépce Duras (Éditions Actes Sud, 1992)
- Les années femmes (Éditions de la Martinière, 1993)
- Mes années campagne (Éditions de la Martinière, 1994)
- Images d’une vie (Éditions de la Martinière, 1995)
- Les vendanges (Éditions Hoëbeke, 2000)
- Françaises, Français, le goût de vivre (Éditions Imprimerie Nationale Actes Sud, 2005)
Exhibitions
- 2003 Debelleyme Gallery, exhibition sale of signed prints
- 2004 Sale at the exhibition gallery Artcurial during the Mois de la Photo
- 2006 Exhibition, "Douce France" at the Museum of Auxerre.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Janine Niépce 1921-2007". Janine Niépce. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Death of photographer Janine Niépce". Maison Nicéphore Niépce. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Robin Lenman, "Rapho"; in The Oxford Companion to the Photograph, ed. Robin Lenman (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005; ISBN 0-19-866271-8).
External link
- images by Janine Niépce on LiveJournal.
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