Robert Doisneau
Robert Doisneau | |
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Doisneau in his studio in Montrouge, 1992 | |
| Born | Robert Doisneau 14 April 1912 Gentilly, France |
| Died | 1 April 1994 (aged 81) Montrouge, France |
| Resting place | Raizeux |
| Education | École Estienne, 1929 graduate, diplomas in engraving and lithography |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, engraver |
| Known for | Street photography, Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville (The kiss by the City Hall) |
| Title | Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honour |
Robert Doisneau (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ dwano]; 14 April 1912 – 1 April 1994) 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.
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.