Pierre Jahan French, 1909-2003
Vendredi 25 août 1944, Place de la Concorde , 1945
Photography, vintage gelatin-silver print by the artist
32 x 25,4 cm
In this bird's-eye view, elements of columns detached during the Liberation battles crush a car in the Place de la Concorde. This photograph belongs to Jahan's documentary work from the...
In this bird's-eye view, elements of columns detached during the Liberation battles crush a car in the Place de la Concorde. This photograph belongs to Jahan's documentary work from the Liberation of Paris.
"As a member of the Underground Press Committee, I found myself mobilized on August 20, 1944, under the orders of a loudmouthed journalist who, the day before, had awarded himself two lieutenant's stripes. 'You must be wherever there's shooting,' an order made all the easier by the fact that there was shooting from all sides." (P. Jahan, Objectif)
"As a member of the Underground Press Committee, I found myself mobilized on August 20, 1944, under the orders of a loudmouthed journalist who, the day before, had awarded himself two lieutenant's stripes. 'You must be wherever there's shooting,' an order made all the easier by the fact that there was shooting from all sides." (P. Jahan, Objectif)
Provenance
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