Robert Delpire (24 January 1926 – 26 September 2017) was an art

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and

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who lived and worked in Paris. He predominantly concerned himself with

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, influenced by his interest in anthropology. Delpire was editor-in-chief of the cultural review ''Neuf''. He published books of photography, illustration and graphic art through Éditions Delpire and Photo Poche. Photo Poche has been described as "the most successful series of photography monographs ever published", books that "have introduced successive generations to photography". Delpire was the first to publish many notable books of photography including ''Les Américains'' (1958, ''

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'') by

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, "perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century"; and ''Les Gitans'' (1975, ''Gypsies'') by

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, "one of the defining photobooks of the 20th century". He was director of

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, and had his own gallery, Galerie Delpire. His company Delpire Productions has produced various films, including ''

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'' (1966, directed by William Klein). He was a key figure in 1960s advertising as a graphic designer with his

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, Delpire Werbung. Delpire was awarded the

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's (ICP) Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal. The Photo Poche collection won the

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and ICP's Infinity Award, and Delpire along with

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won The Cultural Award from the

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(DGPh).The Cultural Award of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (DGPh)
. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie e.V.. Accessed 7 March 2017. Many of the books he edited and published, and films he produced, have also received notable awards. The retrospective exhibition, ''Delpire & Co.'', was shown at

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, Paris; then simultaneously across four locations in New York.

Life and work

Delpire was born in Paris, France, on 24 January 1926. As a medical student, Delpire became editor-in-chief of ''Neuf'' (Nine), the Maison de la Médecine’s cultural review for its doctors. ''Neuf'' devoted much of its content to photography by

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and

. There were nine irregular issues from 1950 to 1953. Delpire published three photography books under the short-lived

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''Huit'' (Eight): Doisneau’s ''Les Parisiens tels qu’ils sont'' (Parisians as They Are, 1954); Cartier-Bresson’s ''Les Danses à Bali'' (Dances in Bali, 1954), the first of a long collaboration between Delpire and his friend Cartier-Bresson; and

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’s ''Le Village des Noubas'' (The Village of the Nubas, 1955). In the mid-1950s in Paris he founded and ran the publisher Delpire & Co., which has continued to produce books under the name Éditions Delpire by photographers such as

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, Lartigue, Brassaï, Doisneau, Frank and many others. Delpire & Co. published a series of books on culture called ''Encyclopédie Essentielle''. In 1957 the fifth work in ''Encyclopédie Essentielle'' was the first publication of Robert Frank’s ''Les Américains'' (''

''). ''The Americans'' was "One of Delpire's pivotal contributions to photography": it "changed the nature of photography, what it could say and how it could say it. nbsp;. . . it remains perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century". Delpire's edition, unlike later English-language editions, included texts by

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and

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that Delpire positioned opposite Frank’s photographs. The ''Encyclopédie Essentielle'' series also included ''Les Allemands'' (The Germans, 1963) by

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. Delpire & Co. also published children's books with its ''Dix sur Dix'' (Ten Out of Ten) series, employing illustrators such as

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and Alain Le Foll. Its first was the début publication in book form of ''Crocodile Tears'' (1955) by André François, having already published it in ''Neuf'' No. 9 in 1953. Delpire & Co. was the first French publisher of

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's ''

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'' (''Max et les Maximonstres,'' 1967). In 1955 Delpire created the brand identity for ''

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'' magazine and was its artistic director for eight years. Delpire ran an

, Delpire Publicité / Delpire Werbung (Delpire Advertising), with clients that included

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and L’Oréal. For a decade from around the mid 1950s, Delpire, in partnership with Claude Puech, produced sales brochures and posters for Citroën, using the work of photographers (

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, and others), illustrators, painters and typographers. Delpire Werbung also produced TV adverts for Citroën.There are examples of Delpire Werbung adverts for Citroë
here
on YouTube. Delpire opened Galerie Delpire in

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, Paris, in 1963; this exhibited photographs and books published by Delpire & Co. Through his film production company, Delpire Productions, Delpire produced various films, notably some by the photographer and filmmaker William Klein, including ''Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo? (

''). Delpire set up a creative studio and publishing house called Idéodis. In 1982 he was appointed by the French arts minister Jack Lang to be director of the Centre national de la photographie (National Center of Photography, now

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). Whilst director until 1996 he organised exhibitions and created a collection of small, numerically sequenced softcover pocket-sized books titled Photo Poche, of which there are hundreds on photographers and photographic themes. (They are now

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instead published by

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.) Liz Jobey in the ''

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'' described them as "the most successful series of photography monographs ever published", books that "have introduced successive generations to photography". He was the director of the

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, and at the time of his death served on its advisory board. Delpire was married to the photographer Sarah Moon. He died on 26 September 2017 in Paris at the age of 91.

Publications

Notable publications first published by Delpire

* ''Les Américains'' (1958; ''

'') by

. * ''Les Gitans: La Fin du Voyage'' (1975; ''Gypsies'') by

. * ''Exils'' (1988; ''Exiles'') by Josef Koudelka. * ''D’une Chine à l’autre'' (1954; ''From One China to the Other'' = ''China in Transition: A Moment in History''). By

. * ''Moscou''(1955; ''The People of Moscow''). By Henri Cartier-Bresson. * ''Guerre à la tristesse'' (1955; ''Fiesta in Pamplona''). By

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. * ''De la Perse à l’Iran'' (1958; ''From Persia to Iran''). By Inge Morath. * ''Tokyo'' (1964) by William Klein. * ''Indiens pas morts'' (1956; "Indians not dead"). By

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, Robert Frank and

Pierre Verger Pierre Edouard Leopold Verger, alias Fatumbi or Fátúmbí (4 November 1902, in Paris – 11 February 1996, in Salvador, Brazil) was a photographer, self-taught ethnographer, and ''babalawo'' (Yoruba priest of Ifà) who devoted most of his l ...

. * ''Les Larmes de crocodile'' (1955; ''Crocodile Tears''). Written and illustrated by

Notable publications published by Delpire, first published elsewhere

* ''Max et les Maximonstres =

.'' Paris: Delpire, 1967. By

. First French edition.

Publications about Delpire

* ''Delpire & Cie. Coffret 3 vols.'' Paris: Delpire, 2009. . Published on the occasion of the exhibition ''Delpire & Cie.''

Films

Produced by Delpire

* ''Cassius le Grand'' = Cassius the Great (1964) – short, directed by William Klein. * ''Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? =

'' (1966) – directed by William Klein. * ''Flagrants Délits'' – 38 minute film on Cartier-Bresson. * ''Corps Profond'' (1960) – 17 minute short directed by Igor Barrère and Étienne Lalou. * ''Muhammad Ali: The Greatest'' (1969) – directed by William Klein.

Directed by Delpire

* ''Contacts'' (1989–2004) – Delpire directed a 14-minute episode apiece on Koudelka and Cartier-Bresson of the documentary series.

About or with an appearance by Delpire

* '' Bibliothèque de Poche'' (1967) – Delpire appears in one episode of the series that ran from 1966–1968. * ''Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye'' (2003) – 72 minute documentary directed by Heinz Butler with Delpire and others. * ''Le Montreur d’Images: Robert Delpire'' (2009) – 52 minute documentary about Delpire by

with Delpire and

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With contributions by Delpire

* ''The King of Ads'' (1993) – A collection of European TV commercials, including one by Delpire for a Citroën Furgoneta.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions related to Delpire's work

* ''Delpire & Cie = Delpire & Co.'',

, Arles, France, 7 July – 13 September 2009.

, Paris, 28 October 2009 – 24 January 2010. Simultaneously across Aperture Gallery, New York, 10 May – 19 July 2012; The Gallery at Hermès,

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, New York, 11 May – 19 July 2012; Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States,

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, New York, 11 May – 8 June 2012; and

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, New York, 21 May – 19 July 2012. A retrospective. * ''A Tribute to Robert Delpire Through the Work of Robert Frank,

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, Josef Koudelka,

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and

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'', 10 May – 16 June 2012,

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Gallery, New York, NY.

Exhibitions curated by Delpire

* ''Citroën, graphic arts and publicity'', Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris / Les Arts Décoratifs(?), 1965. * ''De qui s'agit-il?'',

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, 30 April – 27 July 2003. Photographs by Cartier-Bresson. * ''Demain/Hier = Tomorrow/Yesterday'', Magnum Gallery,

, Paris, 20 November 2009 – 30 January 2010. Photographs by

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and

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Awards

Awards for Delpire

* 1995:

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from the Royal Photographic Society, Bath. * 1997: Infinity Award: Lifetime Achievement award for Delpire from the

. * 2007: The Cultural Award from the

(DGPh), with Sarah Moon

Awards for books published by Delpire

* 1955: ''Japon = Japan'' (1954) by

won the

. * 1960: ''Afrique'' by Emil Schulthess won the Prix Nadar. * 1978: ''Gitans la Fin du Voyage = Gypsies'' by Josef Koudelka won the Prix Nadar. * 1984: Photo Poche collection from Centre National de la Photographie won the Prix Nadar. * 1985: Infinity Award: Publication award for fr:Photo Poche from the International Centre of Photography. * 1999: ''End Time City'' by

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won the Prix Nadar. * 2008: ''1 2 3 4 5'' by Sarah Moon won the Prix Nadar.

Awards for films produced by Delpire

* ''Cassius le Grand'' won Grand Prix du Festival de Tours. * 1967: ''Who Are You, Polly Magoo?'' won the

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Explanatory notes

References

External links

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