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Jean Painlevé
French
1902–1989
About the Artist
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Unknown photographer. Jean Painlevé Filming an Aquarium for His Documentary "L’Hippocampe" with a High-Speed Debrie GV Camera, in Port-Blanc, Brittany. c. 1925. © Les Documents cinématographiques, Paris
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs Paris
- Exhibitions Exposition de l'AEAR, 1935 Photographie contemporaine, 1936
Artist Chronology
| November 20, 1902 |
Born
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Paris |
| 1910 |
Begins photographing with a 4 x 4 cm box camera
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Paris |
| 1921–23 |
Jean Painlevé studies medicine at the Sorbonne
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Paris |
| 1923–24 |
Studies biology, physics, and chemistry after leaving the field of medicine
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Paris |
| 1924 |
Publishes "Exemple du surréalisme: Le Cinéma" in Surréalisme
Contributor: Jean Painlevé
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Paris |
| 1925 |
Directs his first film, L'Oeuf d'Epinoche, beginning a lifelong career as a filmmaker
At location: Jean Painlevé
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Paris |
| 1930 |
Cofounds the Federation Internationale du Cinéma Scientifique to promote the use of film in science
At location: Jean Painlevé
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Paris |
| 1930 |
Lotar is the cameraman for Painlevé's films Les Crabes, Caprelles et Pantopodes, and Crevettes
At location: Eli Lotar, Jean Painlevé
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Brittany |
| June 1935 |
Exposition de l'AEAR–Documents de la vie sociale at Galerie de la Pléiade
Organizer: Jean Painlevé
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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 |
| 1938 |
Attempts to screen Sergei Eisenstein's film Battleship Potemkin with Joris Ivens. The film is deemed subversive and the screening is broken up.
At location: Jean Painlevé
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Amsterdam |
| 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 |
| 1939–44 |
Goes into hiding during World War II; does not produce films during this period
At location: Jean Painlevé
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France Spain |
| 1946–56 |
Chair of the French Federation of Film Societies and director of the French Cinematheque
At location: Jean Painlevé
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Paris |
| July 2, 1989 |
Dies
At location: Jean Painlevé
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Paris |
