Mayotte Magnus

Mayotte Magnus

Mayotte Magnus (1934- ) is a French-born photographer and Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.[1] She has exhibited at the Fonds national d'art contemporain (1974), the National Portrait Gallery (1977) and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (1981).[1]

During the late seventies/early eighties Magnus married the photographer Jorge Lewinski[2] with whom she collaborated on a series of photographically illustrated books.[1] Lewinski died in 2008.[2]

Magnus has worked to restore the Palais des évêques du Comminges in Alan, Haute-Garonne, a home that she shared with her husband.[3][4] The building contains a large number of paintings and photographs.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brief Biography at National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp14087/mayotte-magnus. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Jorge Lewinski". The Times. 6 February 2008. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3314823.ece. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Jorge Lewinski: Portrait photographer who captured a generation of British artists on film". The Independent. 8 February 2008. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jorge-lewinski-portrait-photographer-who-captured-a-generation-of-british-artists-on-film-779776.html. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  4. ^ Marie Claudel. "Des oeuvres contemporaines sous le poids des siècles" (in French). LaDepeche. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2001/08/07/223852-Des-oeuvres-contemporaines-sous-le-poids-des-siecles.html. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
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