Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Robert Doineau was a French photographer who liked to photograph the streets of Pairs. He was born April 14, 1912 in Gentilly, Val-de Marne and died April 1, 1994 in Montrouge. His most famous work, "kiss by the hotel de ville", came known to represent life in Paris. Some of the books he has written include "Three Seconds of Eternity", "Robert Doisneau: A Photographer's Life", "Robert Doisneau: Retrospective", and "Doisneau Pairs". After graduating from lithography school l'Ecole Estienne in Chantlly in 1929, he assisted sculptor Andre` Vigneau with his camera. He was drafted in to the army in 1939 and took pictures while a soldier of world war 2. He also worked for Rapho photo agency and French Vogue. In 1992 his art was at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford.