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Gerald Bloncourt

Gerald Bloncourt was a French photographer, painter and photojournalist (1926–2018). He was born at Bainet and died at Paris.

Also recorded as Gérald Bloncourt.

Gerald Bloncourt in brief

Born
1926
Died
2018
Known for
photographer, painter and photojournalist
Place of birth
Bainet
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Identity and origins

Gerald Bloncourt was recorded at birth as Marie Yves Gérald Bloncourt. The authorities additionally record the heading Gérald Bloncourt. His recorded language was French.

Other recorded relations include Sainte Suzanne Melvil-Bloncourt and Élie Bloncourt.

Recognition and collections

Gerald Bloncourt received Medal of the City of Paris, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Order of Prince Henry.

Catalogued works

1 work under this name is catalogued by Wellcome Collection.

Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

16 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Grand entretien avec Gérald Bloncourt, Images du travail, travail des images, 2016. Gérald Bloncourt par lui-même. Hommage, Hommes & migrations, 2019. L’œil, le monde et la colère : Gérald Bloncourt en ses images, Cahiers d’histoire. Revue d’histoire critique, 2016. Gérald Bloncourt, Les Portugais, Hommes & migrations, 2013. Un homme peau noire peau rouge, un homme de toutes les saisons, 2018. Messagers de la tempête : André Breton et la révolution de janvier 1946 en Haïti, 2007. La peinture haïtienne, 1986. Gérald Bloncourt par lui-même. Hommage, Hommes & migrations, 2019. Grand entretien avec Gérald Bloncourt, 2016. L’œil, le monde et la colère : Gérald Bloncourt en ses images. Propos recueillis par Johann Petitjean et transcrits avec l’aide de Christophe Keroslian, 2016. Gérald Bloncourt, Les Portugais, 2013. Gérald Bloncourt et Michael Löwy, Messagers de la tempête. André Breton et la révolution de janvier 1946 en Haïti. Pantin, Le Temps des Cerises, 2007, 181 p., 2008. Grand entretien avec Gérald Bloncourt, Images du Travail, Travail des Images, 2016. L’œil, le monde et la colère : Gérald Bloncourt en ses images, Cahiers d’histoire, 2016. De la photo déchirée à la langue fragmentée : quelques documents sur l’immigration clandestine portugaise vers Paris, Textes & Contextes, 2022. Les Haïtiens au Moulin d’Andé : réseaux tricontinentaux et nœuds de médiation, Études Caribéennes, 2023.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Employment is recorded with L'Humanité, La Vie Ouvrière and Le Nouvel Obs.

Distinctions recorded are Medal of the City of Paris, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Order of Prince Henry.

Chronology

  1. 1926Gerald Bloncourt born at Bainet.
  2. 2018Gerald Bloncourt died at Paris.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Gérald Bloncourt par lui-même. Hommage, Hommes & migrations, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Gérald Bloncourt, Les Portugais, Hommes & migrations, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Grand entretien avec Gérald Bloncourt, Images du travail, travail des images, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    L’œil, le monde et la colère : Gérald Bloncourt en ses images, Cahiers d’histoire. Revue d’histoire critique, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 4 articles naming Gerald Bloncourt.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Gerald Bloncourt.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Gerald Bloncourt.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3123601: Gerald Bloncourt

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “Gérald Bloncourt”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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