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Biography |
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1910 |
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Born at the foot of Montmatre on August 14. |
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1932 |
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Begins work at his father's photographic studio |
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1936 |
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Death of his father and collapse of the family business. Decides to earn his living as a freelance photographer. First pictures are published in Regards |
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1937 |
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Produces 'Neige dans les Vosges' exhibition at the Gare de l'Est, Paris. Meets David Szymin ('Chin') and Robert Capa. First assignment for Plaisir cie France. |
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1938 - 1939 |
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Reports on the strike at Citroën. Travels in Greece, Yugoslavia and Albania. |
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1941 - 1944 |
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Stage manager for travelling theatre company in Non-Occupied Zone in south of France. |
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1947 |
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Awarded the Prix Kodak |
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1945 - 1950 |
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Works for illustrated press'. Point de rue, L'Ecran Français, Regards, L'Illustration, Le Monde Illustré. Member of the Groupe des XV.Joins Rapho Agency. From 1947, works on Belleville-Ménilmontant project. |
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1951 |
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Publishes Photo reportage et chasse aux images. |
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1954 |
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Publishes Belleville-Ménilmontant, with text by Pierre Mac Orlan. |
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1975 |
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Made Honorary President of National Association of Photographers- Reporters-Illustrators. |
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1979 |
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Awarded the Grand Prix des Arts et Lettres for Photography by the Minister for Culture. |
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1980 |
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Publishes Sur le fil du hasard. |
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1982 |
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Full-length film Un voyage de Rose, with Willy Ronis and Guy Le Querrec, made and directed by Patrick Barbéris. |
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1983 |
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Willy Ronis is published. Donates his photographic work to the French state. Returns to Paris and continues to work with Rapho |
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1985 |
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Publishes Mon Paris. Official retrospective held at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Named Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. |
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Exhibitions |
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2000 |
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Exhibitions at the Musée de la Photographie (Charleroi), Kiev, Cologne, Kyoto. |
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2000 |
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Exhibition held at the FNAC Etoile, Paris, to celebrate his ninetieth birthday. |
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1996 |
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Major retrospective '70 ans de déclics', Pavillon des Arts, Paris. |
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1995 |
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Exhibitions in Washington, DC, New York and Tokyo. Major retrospec tive at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford. |
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1986 - 1989 |
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Exhibitions in New York, Moscow and Bologna. |
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1965 |
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Participates in the exhibition 'Six Photographers and Paris', Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, with Doisneau, Frasnay, Lattés, Pic and Janine Niepce. |
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1957 |
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Awarded Gold Medal at Venice Biennale |
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1953 |
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Participates in 'Five French Photographers' at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, with Cartier-Bresson, Brassaï, Doisneau et Izis. |
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