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Graffiti,
1951

Robert Doisneau, French, 1912–1994

2011-28

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Doisneau is celebrated for the images of Paris he made while exploring the city with his handheld camera beginning in the 1930s. Doisneau was always on the lookout for the incongruities, amusing or ironic juxtapositions, and surprises of everyday life. In this photograph, the visual push-pull between the dark background and the layers of lighter graffiti strains legibility. Certain words or phrases can be picked out, but it may take some effort to see the human figure drawn amid the tangle of letters.

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Title

Graffiti

Dates

1951

Maker

Robert Doisneau

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 36.7 x 30 cm. (14 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.) sheet: 40 x 30 cm. (15 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, gift of David and Kathryn Richardson, parents of Andrew Richardson, Class of 1992, and Matthew Richardson, Class of 1997, in honor of Peter C. Bunnell

Object Number

2011-28

Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Culture

French

Type

photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs

Techniques

gelatin silver process

Subject

figures (representations), graffiti, walls, women

"Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2011," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 71/72 (2012-13): p. 75-132., pp. 76–77 (illus.)

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Robert Doisneau (French, 1912–1994), Graffiti, 1951. Gelatin silver print; 36.7 x 30 cm (image), 40 x 30 cm (sheet). Museum purchase, gift of David and Kathryn Richardson, parents of Andrew Richardson, Class of 1992, and Matthew Richardson, Class of 1997, in honor of Peter C. Bunnell (2011-28)
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