Embassy of France
When:
October 8, 2016 -
January 9, 2017
Where:
The Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania



Louis-Jean Delton (French, 1807–1891). The Godard Brothers, c. 1890. Gold chloride print on printing-out paper, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Collection of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg

October 8, 2016 - January 9, 2017
The Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Cultural services of the French Embassy is pleased to announce the exhibition Live and Life Will Give You Pictures: Masterworks of French Photography, 1890 – 1950.

This first-ever photography exhibition at the Barnes Foundation, titled after a remark by Henri Cartier-Bresson, includes over 170 photographs reflecting the spirit of France and especially Paris, at this period of profound transformation in the late 19th- to mid-20th century. Like other visual artists, progressive photographers responded to the spectacular aspects of developments that were shaping modern cities across the globe.

The work by French photographers and photographers working extensively in France, such as Berenice Abbott, Eugène Atget, Ilse Bing, Brassaï, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edgar Degas, André Kertész, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Dora Maar, and Man Ray, are presented as part of the exhibition and resonate with the core of the institution, which holds an important collection of Post-Impressionist and early modern paintings.

Live and Life Will Give You Pictures was organized by the Barnes Foundation in conjunction with Art2Art Circulating Exhibitions.

For more information and ticket reservation, please visit the Barnes Foundation website.

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