Denise Bellon
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| Born | Denise Hulmann 20 September 1902 Paris, France |
| Died | 31 October 1999 (aged 97) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Occupation | photographer |
Denise Bellon (20 September 1902 – 31 October 1999) was a French photographer associated with the Surrealist movement.
Life
She was born Denise Hulmann in Paris
She was photographer for the International Exhibitions of Surrealism held in 1938, 1947, 1959 and 1965. Bellon also photographed various Surrealist artists and their works, including Joan Miró, Yves Tanguy, Marcel Duchamp, and Marcel Jean.[2]
She was the mother of French actress Loleh Bellon and French film-maker Yannick Bellon.[3]
Bellon died in Paris at the age of 97.[3]
In 2001, her daughter Yannick and Chris Marker made a film Le souvenir d'un avenir (Remembrance of Things to Come) based on images from Bellon's archives.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Fonds photographique Denise Bellon (1902–1999)". Joseph Delteil (in French).
- ^ ISBN 978-0810858473.
- ^ a b c "Denise Bellon, mort d'une photographe émerveillée". Libération (in French). 12 November 1999.
- ^ "The Skein of the Archive: Denise Bellon and Remembrance of Things to Come". Afterall.
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