Henri Manuel
Persona
fotografo
, Parigi, Francia / , Neuilly-sur-Seine, Francia
Paris, Rue du Faub.g Montmartre 27
Nel 1900, Manuel apre con suo fratello Gaston uno studio a Parigi specializzato in ritratti fotografici. Diviene ben presto famoso come fotografo di persone del mondo della politica, dell'arte e dello sport, nonché come fotografo di arte e architettura. Ben presto i suoi ritratti furono utilizzati dalle agenzie di stampa. Oltre ad essere uno dei più importanti studi fotografici parigini diviene un centro dove giovani aspiranti fotografi come Thérèse Bonney possono andare a lavorare.
Nel 1925, i fratelli trasferiscono la loro attività in 27 rue du Faubourg Montmartre, dove ampliano la loro attività con la fotografia di moda per stilisti come Chanel e Lanvin. Durante la seconda guerra mondiale la maggior parte delle lastre fotografiche andò distrutta. Circa 500 sopravvissero e alla fine passarono in possesso della Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine.
Biografia
Paris - Rue du Faub.g Montmartre 27
Henri Manuel (24 April 1874, Paris – 11 September 1947, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a Parisian photographer who served as the official photographer of the French government from 1914 to 1944.
In 1900, Manuel opened a portrait studio in Paris with his brother Gaston, which specialised in portrait photography.[2] Manuel quickly became renowned as a photographer of people from the worlds of politics, art and sports, as well as a photographer of art and architecture. Soon his portraits were used by news agencies, and in 1910 Manuel's studio began providing a commercial service to news agencies for photographs known as "l’Agence universelle de reportage Henri Manuel".[2]
The studio became the largest photographic studio in Paris and a leading centre where young aspiring photographers such as Thérèse Bonney might go to work.[3] In 1925, the brothers moved their business to 27 rue du Faubourg Montmartre, where they expanded their business into fashion photography for the likes of Chanel, Patou, Poiret and Lanvin. By 1941 the studio had produced over a million images, spread between fashion photographs, news agency photographs, personal portraits and other images.[2]
The studio was shut down during the Second World War, and most of the photographic plates were destroyed. Some 500 survived, and ultimately passed into possession of the Médiathèque de l’architecture et du patrimoine.
fonte: wikipedia
