Germaine Krull, A Photographer’s Destiny

© Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Georges Meguerditchian

Event Details

Start: 2nd Jun 2015
End: 27th Sep 2015 23:59
Venue
Jeu de Paume, Paris1

Event Description

Germaine Krull is one of the best known figures in the history of photography

mainly thanks to her role in the avant-garde movement of 1920-1940, and also as a pioneer in modern photojournalism.

Her nationality has been cited as German, Polish, French, and Dutch, and she also spent time working in Brazil, Republic of the Congo, Thailand, and India.

The exhibition revisits Krull’s work including pieces from collections that have recently been made available for the first time.

Event Categories: Photography