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Maurice Tabard
French
1897–1984
About the Artist
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Roger Parry. Portrait of Maurice Tabard. 1928. Gelatin silver print, 7 3/8 x 10 1/8" (18.8 x 25.8 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Nicholas Callaway in memory of Roger Parry
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs New York Paris
- Schools Levy Gallery, 1931–49
- Exhibitions Photographie contemporaine, 1936 Film und Foto, 1929
- Publications Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, 1917–31 Vu, 1928–31 Foto-Auge, 1929 Atget: Photographe de Paris, 1930 Photography, 1839–1937, 1937
Artist Chronology
| June 12, 1897 |
Born
At location: Maurice Tabard
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Lyon |
| 1914–22 |
Lives in New York
At location: Maurice Tabard
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New York |
| 1914–16 |
Studies with Emile Brunel at the Institute of Photography
At location: Maurice Tabard
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New York |
| 1916–20 |
Continues to practice with Emile Brunel after he graduates from the Institute of Photography
At location: Maurice Tabard
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New York |
| 1922–25 |
Lives in Baltimore and works primarily as a portrait photographer for the Bachrach Studio
At location: Maurice Tabard
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Baltimore |
| 1925–28 |
Continues working for the Bachrach Studio in New York
At location: Maurice Tabard
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New York |
| 1925–28 |
Lives in New York
At location: Maurice Tabard
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New York |
| Summer 1928–1946 |
Lives in Paris
At location: Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| 1928–38 |
Works as a freelance photographer and contributes to publications including Vu, Arts et métiers graphiques, Art et decoration, Bifur, Varietes, Jazz, and Aux Trois quartiers
Contributor: Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| 1928 |
Roger Parry meets Maurice Tabard, who introduces him to photography
At location: Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| 1929 |
Franz Roh publishes Foto-Auge: 76 Fotos der Zeit
Contributor: Herbert Bayer, Max Burchartz, Florence Henri, El Lissitzky, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Walter A. Peterhans, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Maurice Tabard, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Edward Weston, Franz Roh, Semyon Fridlyand, Robert Petschow, Sasha Stone, Dziga Vertov, Hans Finsler, Paul Edmund Hahn, J. Jay Hirz
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Stuttgart |
| Spring–Summer 1929 |
Andreas Walser studies photography under Maurice Tabard's direction, with a particular intention of documenting his paintings
According to Walser's letters, Tabard and George Hoyningen-Huene both own paintings by Walser.
At location: Maurice Tabard, Andreas Walser
Affiliated: George Hoyningen-Huene
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Paris |
| May 18–July 7, 1929 |
Internationale Ausstellung des Deutschen Werkbunds Film und Foto (FiFo) at Städtische Ausstellungshallen
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Zurich Im Lichthof des Ehemaligen Kunstgewerbemuseums, Prinz-Albrechs-Strasse 7, Berlin Stadtmuseum, Danzig Österreichisches Museum, Vienna Agram, Zagreb Münchner Bund/Verein Ausstellungspark München E.V. (as part of Internationale Ausstellung. Das Lichtbild), Munich Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, Osaka
Participant: Berenice Abbott, Herbert Bayer, Aenne Biermann, Anton Bruehl, Francis Bruguière, Max Burchartz, Florence Henri, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Helmar Lerski, El Lissitzky, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Walter A. Peterhans, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Richter, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Maurice Tabard, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Edward Weston, Lucia Moholy, Werner Rohde, George Hoyningen-Huene, Gustav Klutsis, Karl Blossfeldt, Heinz Loew, Erich Comeriner, Semyon Fridlyand, Roman Karmen, Eli Lotar, Oskar Nerlinger, Robert Petschow, Sasha Stone, Dziga Vertov, Yva (Else Simon), Willy Zielke, Irene Bayer-Hecht, Hans Finsler, Cami Stone
Organizer: El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Hans Richter, Edward Steichen, Edward Weston, Dziga Vertov
Visitor: Alexander Hackenschmied
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Stuttgart |
| June 1929 |
Roger Parry becomes Maurice Tabard's assistant at Studio Deberny-Peignot
At location: Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| 1930 |
Maurice Tabard and Man Ray meet
At location: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| 1930–31 |
Serves as director of photography at Studio Deberny and Peignot
At location: Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| 1930–33 |
Maurice Tabard and Roger Parry collaborate extensively
At location: Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| Early 1930s |
Maurice Tabard turns over the directorship of his studio to Roger Parry
At location: Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| November 28–December 29, 1931 |
La Publicité par la photographie at Galerie d'Art Contemporain
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Paris |
| December 15, 1931–January 15, 1932 |
Photographes d’aujourd’hui at Galerie de la Plume d'Or
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Paris |
| 1932 |
La Constitution des artistes photographes at Galerie-Studio St. Jacques
Participant: André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Maurice Tabard, Jean Moral
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Paris |
| January 9–29, 1932 |
Surrealism at the Julien Levy Gallery
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New York |
| February 20–March 11, 1932 |
Modern European Photography at the Julien Levy Gallery
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New York |
| 1933 |
First solo exhibition, at La Galerie de la Pléiade
Participant: Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| 1933–46 |
Jean Moral publishes fashion photographs exclusively in Harper's Bazaar
When the magazine first contacted him, Moral sought Maurice Tabard's advice.
Affiliated: Maurice Tabard
Contributor: Jean Moral
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New York |
| May 3–June 3, 1933 |
Groupe annuel des photographes at La Galerie de la Pléiade
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Paris |
| November 15, 1933 |
Maurice Tabard publishes “Notes sur la solarisation” in Arts et metiers graphiques (no. 38, pp. 30–33), which includes detailed technical descriptions for solarisation; this ends his friendship with Man Ray
Affiliated: Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)
Contributor: Maurice Tabard
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Paris |
| July 1934 |
Exposition de la Société des Artistes Photographes at Studio St. Jacques
Participant: André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Maurice Tabard, Jean Moral
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Paris |
| November 1934 |
Groupe annuel des photographes at La Galerie de la Pléiade
Participant: Florence Henri, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Maurice Tabard, Jacques-André Boiffard, Jean Moral
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Paris |
| January 16–March 1, 1936 |
Exposition internationale de la photographie contemporaine at Musée des Arts Décoratifs
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Paris |
| March 1936 |
Solarisations et painture révélateur par Tabard at La Galerie de la Pléiade
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Paris |
| March–April 1936 |
La Photographie vivante. Les Dix at Galerie Leleu
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Paris |
| August 1936 |
Retrospective at Galerie d'Art Braun et Cie
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Paris |
| March 17–April 18, 1937 |
Photography: 1839–1937, organized by Beaumont Newhall, at The Museum of Modern Art
Participant: Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Anton Bruehl, Francis Bruguière, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Walker Evans, Florence Henri, André Kertész, George Platt Lynes, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Martin Munkácsi, Roger Parry, George H. Seeley, Peter Sekaer, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Maurice Tabard, Edward Weston, Jacques-André Boiffard, Robert Demachy
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New York |
| May 25–November 25, 1937 |
Exposition internationale des arts et techniques dans la vie moderne at the Trocadéro
Participant: Francis Bruguière, Germaine Krull, El Lissitzky, Maurice Tabard, Hajo Rose, Leni Riefenstahl, Willy Zielke, Hans Finsler, Max Penson
Organizer: El Lissitzky
Visitor: Gustav Klutsis
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Paris |
| October–November 1938 |
La Sixième exposition du group Revue de la Photographie at Galerie Paul Magne
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Paris |
| March 1939 |
Exposition de l'école Française de photographie at the Danske Kunstindustrimuseum
Participant: Florence Henri, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard, Jean Moral, Jean Painlevé
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Copenhagen |
| Mid 1944–45 |
Works in the cinema department of the armed forces
At location: Maurice Tabard
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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| 1946–50 |
Maurice Tabard lives in New York, where he meets Martin Munkácsi, Erwin Blumenfeld, Irving Penn, and Richard Avedon
At location: Martin Munkácsi, Maurice Tabard
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New York |
| 1950–84 |
Lives in France
At location: Maurice Tabard
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France |
| February 23, 1984 |
Dies
At location: Maurice Tabard
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Nice |
