Roger Parry

About the Artist

Roger Parry. Self-Portrait. 1936. Solarized gelatin silver print, 8 5/16 x 6 1/2" (21.1 x 16.5 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection. Digital image: © 2014 Museum Associates/LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY

Meeting Points

Cultural Hubs Paris
Schools Levy Gallery, 1931–49
Exhibitions Exposition de l'AEAR, 1935
Salon de l’escalier, 1928
Publications Photography, 1839–1937, 1937

Artist Chronology

1905	Born At location: Roger Parry	Paris
1919–23	Studies at École Germain Pilon and École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs At location: Roger Parry	Paris
1925–28	Works as a draftsman and window designer for the department store Au Printemps At location: Roger Parry	Paris
1927	Begins working as an illustrator for Editions Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF) Contributor: Roger Parry	Paris
1927	Jean Moral and Roger Parry meet At location: Roger Parry, Jean Moral	Paris
May 24–June 7, 1928	Premier Salon indépendant de la photographie moderne (Salon de I'escalier) at Théâtre de la Comédie des Champs-Élysées Participant: Berenice Abbott, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Roger Parry, George Hoyningen-Huene	Paris
1928	Roger Parry meets Maurice Tabard, who introduces him to photography At location: Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard	Paris
1929	Illustrates Léon Paul Fargue's text Banalité Contributor: Roger Parry	Paris
June 1929	Roger Parry becomes Maurice Tabard's assistant at Studio Deberny-Peignot At location: Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard	Paris
1930–33	Maurice Tabard and Roger Parry collaborate extensively At location: Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard	Paris
1930	Travels in Africa At location: Roger Parry	Africa
Early 1930s	Maurice Tabard turns over the directorship of his studio to Roger Parry At location: Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard	Paris
November 28–December 29, 1931	La Publicité par la photographie at Galerie d'Art Contemporain Participant: Florence Henri, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard, Jacques-André Boiffard, Eli Lotar, Lee Miller, Jean Moral	Paris
December 15, 1931–January 15, 1932	Photographes d’aujourd’hui at Galerie de la Plume d'Or Participant: Florence Henri, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard, George Hoyningen-Huene, Eli Lotar, Lee Miller, Jean Moral	Paris
1932	Exposition internationale de la photographie et du cinéma at Palais des Beaux-Arts Participant: Germaine Krull, Roger Parry, Werner Rohde, Lee Miller	Brussels
January 9–29, 1932	Surrealism at the Julien Levy Gallery Participant: Herbert Bayer, André Kertész, George Platt Lynes, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Jacques-André Boiffard	New York
February 20–March 11, 1932	Modern European Photography at the Julien Levy Gallery Participant: Herbert Bayer, Florence Henri, André Kertész, László Moholy-Nagy, Roger Parry, Walter A. Peterhans, Maurice Tabard, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Jacques-André Boiffard, Eli Lotar, Lee Miller	New York
April 1–20, 1933	L'Image photographique en France de daguerre a nos jours at Galerie Braun & Cie Participant: Florence Henri, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Roger Parry, Théo Blanc, Jean Moral, Antoine Demilly	Paris
1935	His photographs are reproduced on the covers of NRF collections Succès, Scarabée d'Or, and Detective Contributor: Roger Parry	Paris
June 1935	Exposition de l'AEAR–Documents de la vie sociale at Galerie de la Pléiade Participant: Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Roger Parry, Jacques-André Boiffard, Eli Lotar, Jean Moral, Jean Painlevé Organizer: Jean Painlevé	Paris
March 1936	Solarisations et painture révélateur par Tabard at La Galerie de la Pléiade Participant: André Kertész, Germaine Krull, Roger Parry, Maurice Tabard, Eli Lotar	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	New York
1938	Exhibition at Galerie Paul Magné Participant: Roger Parry	Paris
1939–44	Publishes photographs in Match, Marie-Claire, and La Semaine Contributor: Roger Parry	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	Copenhagen
1939–44	Exempted from military service At location: Roger Parry	Paris
August 1944	Joins the press photographers' Liberation Committee; covers the liberation and the last fighting in France At location: Roger Parry	Paris
November 1944–November 1947	Beomes the second in command to Henri Membré, founder of the photography sector of Agence France-Presse (AFP) At location: Roger Parry	Paris
August 1945	Covers General de Gaulle's trip to the United States for AFP At location: Roger Parry	District of Columbia
1947–50	Takes photographs for Psychologie de l'art Contributor: Roger Parry	Paris
March–April 1947	Covers the Fourth Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers for AFP At location: Roger Parry	Moscow
1977	Dies At location: Roger Parry	Cognac

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