Maurice Tabard
- Introduction
- Maurice Tabard (July 12, 1897 – February 23, 1984) was a French photographer. Tabard was one of the leading photographers of the Surrealist movement, which he entered under the influence of his friend, American photographer Man Ray. His work was well known for incorporating solarization, superimposition and photomontage.
- Wikidata
- Q3143070
- Introduction
- In 1918, Tabard moved to New York City, New York, where he studied photography at the New York Institute of Photography. From 1922 to 1928, Tabard worked as an assistant photographer for Bachrach Studio. He worked in Baltimore, Maryland, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington D.C. In 1928, Tabard returned to France where he worked as a freelance portrait, advertising and fashion photographer in Paris. He also worked closely with the Surrealists and began to make solarized photographs. From 1939 to 1945, Tabard photographed in the South of France. He also worked as a still photographer for Gaumont Films, Paris, from 1943 to 1945. In 1946, Tabard returned to New York City, New York, and until 1948, he worked as a staff photographer for Harper's Bazaar magazine. In 1951, Tabard returned to Paris where he worked as a freelance photographer until 1965. He then retired and moved to Nice, France, in 1980.
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Photographer
- Name
- Maurice Tabard
- Ulan
- 500036994
Exhibitions
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510: Machines, Mannequins, and Monsters
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 7, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection,
1909–1949 Dec 13, 2014–Apr 19, 2015
MoMA
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A World of Its Own: Photographic Practices in the Studio
Feb 8–Nov 2, 2014
MoMA
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The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook
Apr 16, 2012–Apr 21, 2013
MoMA
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The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today
Aug 1–Nov 1, 2010
MoMA
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Maurice Tabard has
9 exhibitionsonline.
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1928
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1929
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1929
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Maurice Tabard (Untitled). (man on floor and foot of standing figure) 1929
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Maurice Tabard Am I Beautiful? 1929
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Maurice Tabard The Dancer Pomiès 1929
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1929
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1930
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Maurice Tabard Mac Orlan, Oeuvres Poetiques 1930
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1931
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1931
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1931
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Maurice Tabard Révélateur Tachiste 1930-35
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Maurice Tabard Test for the Film "Culte Vaudou," Exposition 1937 1936
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Maurice Tabard Untitled 1936
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Maurice Tabard Solarized Film from "Culte Vaudou," 1937, 1936
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Maurice Tabard Untitled (Self-Portrait with Roger Parry) c. 1936
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Maurice Tabard Untitled c. 1937
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