Jacques-Henri Lartigue
John Cech • 1994 • Maxwell Macmillan Canada
- Author
- John Cech
- First published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Maxwell Macmillan Canada
- Genres
- Biography · Art
- Subjects
- Photographers · Juvenile literature · Biography · Lartigue, jacques-henri, 1894-1986
- ISBN
- 9780663592746
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Published in 1994, this volume is part of the 'Great Photographers' series, an educational initiative designed to introduce major figures in photography to a broader audience. It serves as a concise retrospective of Jacques-Henri Lartigue, a French photographer famously rediscovered in the 1960s, whose work captured the belle époque and the leisure culture of the early twentieth century through a remarkably spontaneous lens.
The book provides a biographical overview of Lartigue, contextualizing his transition from a child prodigy documenting his family life to a celebrated artist recognized by the Museum of Modern Art. The design emphasizes his characteristic charm and technical fluidity, pairing his snapshots with analysis intended to help the reader understand the significance of his amateur, joyful aesthetic within the broader evolution of twentieth-century art photography.
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