Atget, Eugene, 1857-1927
Biography
Atget took up commercial photography in the late 1880s after a few failed attempts as a painter and an actor. He made a living primarily as a documentary photographer - using his camera to record the architecture of 'Old Paris' as well as France' popular culture. Although he focused primarily on photography's ability to be a neutral recording device, some of his photographs from this earlier period reveal a more artistic endeavor. By 1920, Atget's photography had turned almost entirely toward a more suggestive and innovative approach to the medium. It is these photographs, taken from 1920 until his death, whose ability to transform the ordinary' into art earned Atget a name with the Surrealists and a place in the history of photography after his death. French photographer.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Early Photographers: Atget, Brady, and Genthe, September 8-October 8, 1951
An exhibition of photographs by early adopters of the medium, Eugene Atget, Mathew B. Brady, and Arnold Genthe. lent by the Museum of Modern Art, New York City and from the permanent collection of the Legion of Honor. The exhibition records span seven folders plus photographs.
One Hundred Years of Portrait Photography, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, February 9-March 2, 1945
An exhibition of 42 photographs tracing the development of portraits over the previous hundred years, arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span five folders plus clippings.
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