Pau Audouard

Pau AudouardThe first name is sometimes given as "Paul" (especially in French publications) or as "Pablo" (in some Spanish works); the last name is sometimes also given as "Adouard".] (1857 – 1918)FotoCultura.com: " [http://www.fotocultura.com/guia/diccionario.php?accion=detalle&id=506 Diccionario de Fotografia, Fotografos y Tecnicas Fotograficas para Cursos y Estudiantes: Audouard, Pau] ". In Spanish. URL last accessed July 14, 2006.] was a renowned photographer active in Barcelona, Spain at the end of the 19th century.

Adouard was born in La Habana, Cuba. He moved with his family to Barcelona in 1879Portolés Brasó, F.: " [http://www.tdx.cesca.es/TESIS_UB/AVAILABLE/TDX-1110104-111254//3.Contexto_fotogr%E1fico.pdf Fotografía y radiología en la obra del Dr. César Comas Llabería, Ch. 3: El Dr. Comas y el contexto fotográfico de finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX] ", Thesis #TDX-1110104-111254, University of Barcelona, p. 201. In Spanish. URL last accessed July 14, 2006.] , where he opened a studio. He became one of the most important photographers in Spain in the late 19th century, winning two gold medals for his work from the "Real Sociedad Económica Aragonesa" in 1886. [http://www.tesade.com/casa/lleo.htm La Casa Lleó Morera] : " [http://www.tesade.com/casa/audouard.htm Pau Audouard] ". In Spanish. URLs last accessed July 14, 2006.] Two years later, he was appointed official photographer of the 1888 Barcelona World's Fair.la Caixa: " [http://www.premsacaixa.com/View_Note/1,1274,2-7-260,00.html Exposició: El museu domèstic] ". In Spanish. URL last accessed July 14, 2006.] Adouard was a member of the French "Société française de photographie" from 1879 to 1894.Société française de photographie: " [http://www.sfp.photographie.com/asso/asso-Membres/asso-MembresXIX-A.html Les membres au XIXe siècle] ". URL last accessed July 14, 2006.] From 1905 to 1915, he lived and worked in the "Casa Lleó Morera", built by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

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