Jacques-André Boiffard
Jacques-André Boiffard (29 July 1902 – 22 July 1961) was a French photographer, born in Épernon in Eure-et-Loir. He was a medical student in Paris until 1924 when he met André Breton through Pierre Naville, a Surrealist writer, and childhood friend. In the mid-1920s, Boiffard decided to dedicate himself to research in the Bureau of Surrealist Research, writing the preface with Paul Éluard and Roger Vitrac to the first issue of La Révolution surréaliste.
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Jacques-André Boiffard
- Born
- 1902 · Épernon.
- Died
- 1961 · 7th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- photographer · cinematographer · radiologist · director · actor
- Known for
- Les Mystères du Château de Dé
- Languages
- French
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Jacques-André Boiffard (29 July 1902 – 22 July 1961) was a French photographer, born in Épernon in Eure-et-Loir. He was a medical student in Paris until 1924 when he met André Breton through Pierre Naville, a Surrealist writer, and childhood friend. In the mid-1920s, Boiffard decided to dedicate himself to research in the Bureau of Surrealist Research, writing the preface with Paul Éluard and Roger Vitrac to the first issue of La Révolution surréaliste.
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Born at Épernon in 1902, died at 7th arrondissement of Paris in 1961.
The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Les Mystères du Château de Dé. Work by Jacques-André Boiffard is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago.
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