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'''Mayotte Magnus''' (born 1934) is a French-born photographer and Fellow of the [[Royal Photographic Society]] |
'''Mayotte Magnus''' (born 1934) is a French-born photographer and Fellow of the [[Royal Photographic Society]],<ref name=National/> who has lived most of her adult life in England. She has exhibited at the [[Fonds national d'art contemporain]] (1974), the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] (1977) and the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]] (1981).<ref name=National/> |
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| ⚫ | During the late seventies/early eighties Magnus married the photographer [[Jorge Lewinski]] ( |
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After spending her early years in Paris, she settled in Cambridge, England, in 1959 on her marriage to George Magnus.<ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/friday-lates/in-conversation-21092018 "In Conversation: Mayotte Magnus and Tracy Chevalier"], National Portrait Gallery.</ref> |
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She started her career as a photographer in 1971, having previously been focusing on classical dance, classical guitar, choreography and painting.<ref name=Biography>[https://www.mayottemagnusphotographer.com/biography Biography] Mayotte Magnus website.</ref> In 1972 she won two prizes in the Ilford International competition.<ref name=Biography /><ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/about/photographs-collection/photographers-in-focus/photographer-in-focus-mayotte-magnus "Photographer in Focus: Mayotte Magnus"], National Portrait Gallery.</ref> She became a fellow of the [[Royal Photographic Society]] in 1973, and the following year had a one-woman show at F.N.A.C., Paris.<ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp14087/mayotte-magnus?role=sit "Mayotte Magnus"], National Portrait Gallery.</ref> |
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In 1977 the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] commissisoned her to photograph 100 eminent British women of her choice, with the resultant portraits being shown for two months in an exhibition (21 October–11 December).<ref name=PressNotice>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/about/photographs-collection/national-photographic-record/mayotte-magnus-photographs-of-women.php "Mayotte Magnus: Photographs of Women"], Press Notice, National Portrait Gallery.</ref> <ref name=Biography /><ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person?LinkID=mp14087&role=art&wPage=1 "Mayotte Magnus"], National Portrait Gallery.</ref> Choosing not only women well known to the public, Magnus rather selected her subjects "for the nature of their achievements. Each one has, by developing her own interests and talents, contributed to the community, and in working for personal fulfilment has brought benefit to others."<ref name=PressNotice /> Among the women included were [[Judi Dench]],<ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw67854 "Judi Dench"], National Portrait Gallery.</ref> [[Margaret Drabble]],<ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw80319 "Dame Margaret Drabble (Lady Holroyd)"], National Portrait Gallery.</ref> [[Erin Pizzey]],<ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw14884 "Erin Pizzey"], National Portrait Gallery.</ref> [[Margaret Busby]],<ref>[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw56393 "Margaret Busby (Nana Akua Ackon)"], National Portrait Gallery.</ref> [[Laura Ashley]], [[Mary Quant]], [[Lynn Seymour]], [[Marina Warner]], [[Fay Godwin]], [[Iris Murdoch]], [[Elisabeth Lutyens]], [[Julia Neuberger]], [[Shirley Williams]], [[Dorothy Hodgkin]], [[Jessica Mitford]], [[Edna O'Brien]], [[Kathleen Raine]], [[Molly Parkin]], [[Christina Foyle]], [[Marjorie Proops]], and [[ Dame Barbara Hepworth]].<ref name=PressNotice /> |
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| ⚫ | During the late seventies/early eighties Magnus married the photographer [[Jorge Lewinski]] (1921–2008) <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 Portrait Gallery |accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref> Lewinski died in 2008.<ref name=Times/> |
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Magnus has worked to restore the {{ill|Palais épiscopal d'Alan|fr}} 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=Mike von Joel |url= https://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| language=French}}</ref> The building contains a large number of paintings and photographs.<ref name=Independent/> |
Magnus has worked to restore the {{ill|Palais épiscopal d'Alan|fr}} 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=Mike von Joel |url= https://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| language=French}}</ref> The building contains a large number of paintings and photographs.<ref name=Independent/> |
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Revision as of 00:01, 21 August 2018
Mayotte Magnus (born 1934) is a French-born photographer and Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society,[1] who has lived most of her adult life in England. She has exhibited at the Fonds national d'art contemporain (1974), the National Portrait Gallery (1977) and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (1981).[1]
Biography
After spending her early years in Paris, she settled in Cambridge, England, in 1959 on her marriage to George Magnus.[2]
She started her career as a photographer in 1971, having previously been focusing on classical dance, classical guitar, choreography and painting.[3] In 1972 she won two prizes in the Ilford International competition.[3][4] She became a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society in 1973, and the following year had a one-woman show at F.N.A.C., Paris.[5]
In 1977 the National Portrait Gallery commissisoned her to photograph 100 eminent British women of her choice, with the resultant portraits being shown for two months in an exhibition (21 October–11 December).[6] [3][7] Choosing not only women well known to the public, Magnus rather selected her subjects "for the nature of their achievements. Each one has, by developing her own interests and talents, contributed to the community, and in working for personal fulfilment has brought benefit to others."[6] Among the women included were Judi Dench,[8] Margaret Drabble,[9] Erin Pizzey,[10] Margaret Busby,[11] Laura Ashley, Mary Quant, Lynn Seymour, Marina Warner, Fay Godwin, Iris Murdoch, Elisabeth Lutyens, Julia Neuberger, Shirley Williams, Dorothy Hodgkin, Jessica Mitford, Edna O'Brien, Kathleen Raine, Molly Parkin, Christina Foyle, Marjorie Proops, and Dame Barbara Hepworth.[6]
During the late seventies/early eighties Magnus married the photographer Jorge Lewinski (1921–2008) [12] with whom she collaborated on a series of photographically illustrated books.[1] Lewinski died in 2008.[12]
Magnus has worked to restore the Palais épiscopal d'Alan in Alan, Haute-Garonne, a home that she shared with her husband.[13][14] The building contains a large number of paintings and photographs.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Brief Biography at National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "In Conversation: Mayotte Magnus and Tracy Chevalier", National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ a b c Biography Mayotte Magnus website.
- ^ "Photographer in Focus: Mayotte Magnus", National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ "Mayotte Magnus", National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ a b c "Mayotte Magnus: Photographs of Women", Press Notice, National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ "Mayotte Magnus", National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ "Judi Dench", National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ "Dame Margaret Drabble (Lady Holroyd)", National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ "Erin Pizzey", National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ "Margaret Busby (Nana Akua Ackon)", National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ a b "Jorge Lewinski". The Times. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b Mike von Joel (8 February 2008). "Jorge Lewinski: Portrait photographer who captured a generation of British artists on film". The Independent. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Marie Claudel. "Des oeuvres contemporaines sous le poids des siècles" (in French). LaDepeche. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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