Janine Niépce
Janine Niépce (February 12, 1921 – August 5, 2007) was a French photographer and journalist. Her career spanned developing films for the French Resistance to covering the women's liberation movement in the 1970s.
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Janine Niépce
- Name
- Janine Niépce
- Born
- 12 February 1921
- Birthplace
- Meudon, France
- Died
- 5 August 2007
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Education
- Collège de Sorbonne
- Field
- Photography
- Full name
- Jeannine Colette Aline Niépce.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- photographer, french resistance fighter, cinematographer and photojournalist.
- Fields
- photography.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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Janine Niépce (February 12, 1921 – August 5, 2007) was a French photographer and journalist. Her career spanned developing films for the French Resistance to covering the women's liberation movement in the 1970s.
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Janine Niépce (1921–2007) was a cinematographer, french resistance fighter and photographer, among other activities, of French nationality. The cinematographer was born Jeannine Colette Aline Niépce in Meudon and died in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Janine Niépce was educated at University of Paris. The cinematographer worked in France. Activity centred on photography.
Languages used include French. Works are held at Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina. Honours include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Biography
Biography
Janine Niépce studied at University of Paris. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is photography. Places of work recorded in the authority are France. Work by Janine Niépce is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina and Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Janine Niépce • Born — 12 February 1921 • Birthplace — Meudon, France • Died — 5 August 2007 • Place of death — Paris, France • Education — Collège de Sorbonne • Field — Photography • Website — www.janineniepce.com/
Biography
Biography
Janine Niépce was born February 12, 1921, in Meudon, France. She is a distant relative of Nicéphore Niépce, the pioneer of photography. In 1944, she graduated from the Sorbonne. She was a liaison officer involved with the liberation of Paris after World War II. In 1946 she became a professional photographer. She and the Swiss-French Sabine Weiss, a near contemporary, worked as the only women photojournalists at Rapho amongst Robert Doisneau, Édouard Boubat, Denis Brihat, Jean Dieuzaide, Bill Brandt, Ken Heyman, Izis, André Kertész, Yousuf Karsh, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Willy Ronis, Emile Savitry, Fouad Elkoury. She was influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson. In the 1970s, her work focused particularly on the women's liberation movement. In 1981 Niépce was named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. In 1985 she became a Knight of the Legion d'Honor. She died August 5, 2007.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 2003 Debelleyme Gallery, exhibition sale of signed prints • 2004 Sale at the exhibition gallery Artcurial during the Mois de la Photo • 2006 Exhibition, "Douce France" at the Museum of Auxerre.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Janine Niépce was recorded at birth as Jeannine Colette Aline Niépce. The authorities additionally record the headings Janine Niepce and Janine Niépce. Her recorded language was French. She married Claude Jaeger and Serge Roullet. One child is recorded: Nicolas Jaeger.
Identity
Identity
Janine Niépce is recorded with the occupation French resistance fighter. Recorded as photographer, french resistance fighter, cinematographer and photojournalist.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1921
Janine Niépce was born on 12 February 1921.
2007
Janine Niépce died at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Meudon.
Birth place
14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Publications
Janine Niépce has published at least 20 books of photographs, the most recent ones are: • Niépce Duras (Éditions Actes Sud, 1992) • Les années femmes (Éditions de la Martinière, 1993) • Mes années campagne (Éditions de la Martinière, 1994) • Images d’une vie (Éditions de la Martinière, 1995) • Les vendanges (Éditions Hoëbeke, 2000) • Françaises, Français, le goût de vivre (Éditions Imprimerie Nationale Actes Sud, 2005)
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- 1.Janine Niépce 1921-2007. Janine Niépce.
- 2.Bouzet, Ange-Dominique. Critique Maligne Janine Niepce. Libération. 6 September 2000.
- 3.Death of photographer Janine Niépce. Maison Nicéphore Niépce. 5 August 2007.
- 4.Robin Lenman, "Rapho"; in The Oxford Companion to the Photograph, ed. Robin Lenman (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005; ).
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Rosenblum, Naomi. A history of women photographers. Abbeville. 2014.
- Niepce, Janine. Janice Niepce. Lausanne : Editions Clairefontaine. 1967.
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Recognition and collections. Niépce received Knight of the Legion of Honour and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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