La part d’ombre d’un fonds photographique
Research, when applied to a collection, allows the collection’s various facets to be discovered. The example examined here allows us reconstitute the multiple levels of interpretation of a collection and the stage in the understanding of a personality, that of its creator. It is the collection of th...
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| Language: | fra |
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École du Louvre
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Les Cahiers de l'École du Louvre |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/cel/563 |
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| Summary: | Research, when applied to a collection, allows the collection’s various facets to be discovered. The example examined here allows us reconstitute the multiple levels of interpretation of a collection and the stage in the understanding of a personality, that of its creator. It is the collection of the photographer Edgard Imbert, who went to Madagascar and Tonkin as a colonial officer in the early twentieth century. An amateur photographer, he made albums similar to travel memoirs. After comparing the supports, this apparent simplicity crumbles to reveal a dark side. |
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| ISSN: | 2262-208X |