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'''Mayotte Magnus''' (1934- ) is a French born photographer and Fellow of the [[Royal Photographic Society]].<ref name=National/> She has exhibited at the [[Fonds national d'art contemporain]] (1974), the [[National Portrait Gallery]] (1977) and the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]] (1981).<ref name=National/> |
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French born Magnus became a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society in 1973. She had a one-woman show at F.N.A.C., Paris in 1974. The National Portrait Gallery held an exhibition of her photographs of eminent British women in 1977 entitled Women and Magnus had work included in Women's Images of Men in 1981 at the ICA, London. |
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During the late seventies/early eighties Magnus married the photographer [[Jorge Lewinski]]<ref name=Times>{{cite news |title= Jorge Lewinski |author= |url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3314823.ece |newspaper= The Times |date= 6 February 2008 |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref> with whom she collaborated on a series of photographically illustrated books.<ref name=National>{{cite web |url= http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp14087/mayotte-magnus |title= Brief Biography at National Portrait Gallery |author= |date= |work= |publisher= National Potrait Gallery |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref> Lewinski died in 2008.<ref name=Times/> |
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She collaborated with her late husband Jorge Lewinski in a series of photographically illustrated books. |
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Magnus has worked to restore the [[Palais des évêques du Comminges]] in [[Alan, Haute-Garonne]], a home that she shared with her husband.<ref name=Independent>{{cite news |title= Jorge Lewinski: Portrait photographer who captured a generation of British artists on film |author= |url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jorge-lewinski-portrait-photographer-who-captured-a-generation-of-british-artists-on-film-779776.html |newspaper= The Independent |date= 8 February 2008 |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2001/08/07/223852-Des-oeuvres-contemporaines-sous-le-poids-des-siecles.html |title= Des oeuvres contemporaines sous le poids des siècles |author= Marie Claudel |date= |work= |publisher=LaDepeche |accessdate=13 March 2011}} In French</ref> The building contains a large number of paintings and photographs.<ref name=Independent/> |
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Revision as of 23:53, 13 March 2011
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
- ^ a b c "Brief Biography at National Portrait Gallery". National Potrait Gallery. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Jorge Lewinski". The Times. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Jorge Lewinski: Portrait photographer who captured a generation of British artists on film". The Independent. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Marie Claudel. "Des oeuvres contemporaines sous le poids des siècles". LaDepeche. Retrieved 13 March 2011. In French
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