Paul Boyer (photographer)

Paul Boyer (1861-1908) is a French photographer. Has was born in Toulon (Var), on September 28, 1861. He is the son of Charles Boyer, architect, and of Séraphine Grec.[1]

Student from École des Beaux-Arts (Paris), he invented the use of magnesium for the flash-lamp in photography, and got the gold medal at the 1889 exhibition. He also participated at the Moscow exhibition. He was nominated Knight of the Legion of Honor on December 30, 1891. At the Exposition Universelle of 1900, he was member of the awarding jury. He was also decorated of officer des Palmes Académiques, officer of Nichan Iftikhar, officer of Lion and Sun. He had a studio at 35 boulevard des Capucines in Paris.[2] He made numerous portraits of actors, actresses, and other personalities of his time, often published on postcards.

He died in 1908.[3]

Gallery

Some of the pictures by Paul Boyer:

External links

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References

  1. ↑ Panthéon de la Légion d'honneur, vol. 2, by T. Lamathière
  2. ↑ Bulletin des lois de la République Francaise, Volume 44, 1892
  3. ↑ Sur scène en 1900 : Portraits d'acteurs, Karine Forest, Paris : Somogy Éditions d'Art, 2003