Eugène Atget

Eugène Atget (12 February 1857 – 4 August 1927) was a photographer. The nationality entered on the museum record is French. Work is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, catalogued there as Avenue des Gobelins, in the recorded capacity of artist.

Also recorded as Atget, Jean-Eugène, 1857-1927.

Overview

What the sources state

• Born: 1857 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record 267042, read for the maker Eugène Atget)

• Died: 1927 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record 267042, read for the maker Eugène Atget)

• Nationality on museum record: French (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record 267042, read for the maker Eugène Atget)

• Role on museum record: Artist (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record 267042, read for the maker Eugène Atget)

• Recorded work: Avenue des Gobelins (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record 267042, read for the maker Eugène Atget)

• Work held by: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record 267042, read for the maker Eugène Atget)

Sources

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  • Museum record · Institutional or primary · Cleveland Museum of Art

    Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access record 152229, read for the maker Eugène Atget

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  • Library record · Institutional or primary · Library of Congress

    Library of Congress Name Authority File: Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927 (n79063196)

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  • Museum record · Institutional or primary · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record 267042, read for the maker Eugène Atget

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