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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Main Author: Aline Muller
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: École du Louvre 2017-05-01
Series:Les Cahiers de l'École du Louvre
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cel/563
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description 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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title La part d’ombre d’un fonds photographique
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