Robert Doisneau
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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]
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Born | Robert Doisneau (1912-04-14)14 April 1912 Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, France |
Died | 1 April 1994(1994-04-01) (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 |
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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]