Self-portrait at the office of Atelier Nadar, 1894

Paul Nadar (1856–1939) was a French photographer and the son of Gaspard Félix Tournachon (Nadar), who was also a photographer.

Life

Nadar was appointed by his father to be manager of the latter's studio in Paris 1874. The two men had a difficult relationship, being estranged for a period, but later collaborated on the world's first photo interview - Nadar senior conducting the interview while Paul took photographs.[1] [2]


As of 1 April 1895, hid father turned over the Paris Nadar Studio to Paul. His father moved to Marseille, returning to Paris 3 January 1909 he returned to Paris.[3]

The older Nadar died on 20 March 1910, age 89. The studio continued under the direction of Paul Nadar.[4]

Photograph of Lucy Arbell by Paul Nadar, c. 1909


References

  1. ↑ "Paul Nadar (French, 1856 - 1939) (Getty Museum)". getty.edu. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ↑ ""Le Journal Illustré" Publishes the First Photo-Interview : History of Information". historyofinformation.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Nadar, Félix (6 November 2015). When I Was a Photographer. Translated by Cadava, Eduardo; Theodoratou, Liana (1st English translation ed.). MIT Press. pp. 234–235. ISBN 9780262330725. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Paul Nadar", Getty Museum


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