The Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau (Robert Doisneau house of photography) is a photography gallery in the Paris suburb of Gentilly, created to commemorate the Parisian photographer Robert Doisneau and dedicated to exhibiting humanist photography.
Exhibits Doisneau (1912–1994) was born in Gentilly, and in April 1992 consented to the use of his name for a photographic gallery there. The gallery opened in 1997 with a wide-ranging exhibition of the history of photography."La Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau fête son 10ème anniversaire ", Val de Marne conseil général, 18 December 2005. Accessed 2010-01-19.
Among the photographers to have been awarded one-man shows at Maison Robert Doisneau are Graciela Iturbide (2006),"L'exposition Graciela Iturbide à la Maison à Gentilly", Miradas, Le Monde, 3 October 2006. Accessed 2010-01-19. Hervé Gloaguen (2006),"La Maison Robert Doisneau expose Hervé Gloaguen", L'Internaute, June 2006. Accessed 2010-01-19. Izis (on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the gallery's founding, 2007),"L'Expo Izis à la Maison Robert Doisneau à Gentilly", Miradas, Le Monde, 19 March 2007. Accessed 2010-01-19. Nikos Economopoulos (2009–10)."Nikos Economopoulos, Photographe ", Magnum Photos. Accessed 2010-01-19. and Émile Savitry (2012/13).
From January 2006, the gallery has belonged to the intercommunality of Val de Bièvre.
The address of the gallery is 1, rue de la Division du Général Leclerc, 94250 Gentilly.
See also List of museums devoted to one photographer
References
External links Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau - official site