Eugene Atget (1857 - 1927)
Eugène Atget (French: [adʒɛ]; 12 February 1857 – 4 August 1927) was a French flâneur[1] and a pioneer of documentary photography, noted for his determination to document all of the architecture and street scenes of Paris before their disappearance to modernization.[1] Most of his photographs were first published by Berenice Abbott after his death.[2] An inspiration for the surrealists and other artists, his genius was only recognized by a handful of young artists in the last two years of his life, and he did not live to see the wide acclaim his work would eventually receive.
[From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Atget]
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[From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Atget]
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[Atget's photos also from Wikipedia]
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