Relevance+&+Influence

=__**Relevance & Influence to Modern Day Photography**__=



We have seen, complimented, criticized, and analyzed the style of Eugene Atget's photography work around Paris, from the 1890's to 1900's. Though, in his lifetime, he did not receive any recognition for his unique style of photography. Later on, two other photographers, Man Ray and Bernice Abbott, helped reveal Atget's works. They preserved the prints and negatives, and published Atget's works in places outside of France. Bernice Abbott was truly inspired by Atget's work, just before his death. She spent over 50 years popularizing Atget's work in France and in New York, helping him spread his name and talent.



Eugene Atget helped bring forth the French culture and the realism of Paris in his time. He was not an artist, but he did consider himself an artisan. Many photographers described his equipments as pathetic for modern standards with flaws and mistakes in his photographs. Though, these mistakes or accidents in his photographs were what made it unique and surreal. He has been called 'the first modern photographer' who has possibly influenced the photographers involved in the '//modern movement//'. Critics and scholars regarded Eugene Atget's works as the //beginning of surrealism//.

Atget's works are exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the George Eastman House, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, and elsewhere.

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