Photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue %C2%A9 Ministry of Culture %E2%80%93 France %2F AAJHL
Zissou in His Tire Boat, Chateau de Rouzat, 1911 (printed 1972)
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Gelatin silver print (printed 1972)expand_more
The Kate and Hall J. Peterson Fundexpand_more 72.118.6
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The subjects of Jacques Henri Lartigue’s pictures communicate a carefree sensibility, as if to say, “I don’t care what I look like, I am having an adventure.” Lartigue’s photographs, which include some of the 20th century’s most humorous images, often feature the photographer’s brothers—peeling out in racecars, flying precarious-looking airplanes, and swimming in dress suits and silly hats. Sport becomes a metaphor for the energy and anarchy of modern life, with its adult-sized toys.
Details
- Title
- Zissou in His Tire Boat, Chateau de Rouzat
- Artist Life
- 1894 - 1986
- Role
- Photographer
- Accession Number
- 72.118.6
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Photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue © Ministry of Culture – France / AAJHL