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Société française de photographie

February 15, 2024

The Société française de photographie (SFP) is an association, founded on 15 November 1854, devoted to the history of photography. It has a large collection of photographs and old cameras.

Joint exhibition of the Société française de photographie and The Photographic Society of London, South Kensington Museum, 1858

Among the founding members were Olympe Aguado, Hippolyte Bayard, Alexandre Edmond Becquerel, Eugène Durieu, Edmond Fierlants, Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros, Gustave Le Gray and Henri Victor Regnault. Henri Victor Regnault was the first president. Louise Leghait was the first woman member.[1]

History edit

The Société française de photographie, founded on 15 November 1854, was based on the short-lived Société héliographique (1851) but differed in that it was less elitist and more forward-looking. Some accounts mistakenly link the two organizations more closely, referring simply to a change in the name with a view to giving the SFP the status of the world's oldest photography organization.[2] A careful analysis of the Société héliographique describes in detail how the initial enthusiasm for the organization quickly disappeared resulting in the discontinuation of its activities. The SFP was thus established without any formal connection to the Société héliographique.[3]

The objectives of the SFP were therefore far more commercially oriented and more concerned with future developments, like the Académie des sciences. Its members — ambitious amateurs, artists, businessmen and scientists — had regular meetings at an established venue, with a written agenda. The objectives were published in a programme and there were regular bulletins. For the remainder of the 19th century, the association was exclusively concerned with improvements to photography. There were regular exhibitions of the members' images, as well as conferences and presentations addressing new techniques, their artistic potential and the latest innovations. The SFP considered itself both an academy of photography and a library of archives. The photographs exhibited were properly archived, together with many comments from the members.

From the beginning of the 20th century, the SFP set itself the task of safeguarding historic works. Today it acts as a research centre on the history and development of photography. Since 1997, it has published the twice-yearly journal Études photographiques with articles on prominent photographers and on the history of photography. The association has a valuable historic collection consisting of some 10,000 images and 50,000 negatives (including 5,000 autochromes. There is also a specialist library with 8,000 books and over 650 journals.

The first president of the SFP was Henri Victor Regnault. Its current president is Paul-Louis Roubert, an art historian specializing in photography who has actively contributed to the association in recent years.[4]

List of presidents edit

The list of presidents and presidents of honour, published by the association is as follows:[5]

Presidents edit

Presidents of honour edit

 
Henri-Victor Regnault (1810-1878): Founder and president of honor of the SFP

Founding members edit

Among the SFP's founding members were:

See also edit

References edit

This article draws heavily on the French Wikipedia article with the same title.

  1. ^ Bulletin de la Société française de photographie (in French). Société française de photographie. 1856.
  2. ^ , Musée français de la photographie. (in French) Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  3. ^ André Gunthert, "L'institution du photographique: Le roman de la Société héliographique", Etudes photographiques, November 2002. (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  4. ^ André Gunthert, "Paul-Louis Roubert élu maître de conférences à Paris 8" 2011-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Actualités de la Recherche en histoire visuelle. (in French) Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Le Bureau", Société française de photographie. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  6. ^ "L'Association" 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, Société française de photographie. (in French) Retrieved 3 March 2011.

Bibliography edit

  • Alain Jeanne-Michaud, "La Société Française de Photographie", in France Photographie ISSN 1625-6433, No. 176, April 2002 (in French)
  • Michel Poivert, André Gunthert, Carole Troufléau, "L'Utopie photographique. Regard sur la collection de la Société française de photographie", ISBN 2-912132-41-X, exhibition catalogue, le Point du jour, 2004 (in French)

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Société française de photographie.
  • SFP website
  • SFP blog
  • Revue Études photographiques

February 15, 2024
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The Societe francaise de photographie SFP is an association founded on 15 November 1854 devoted to the history of photography It has a large collection of photographs and old cameras Joint exhibition of the Societe francaise de photographie and The Photographic Society of London South Kensington Museum 1858Among the founding members were Olympe Aguado Hippolyte Bayard Alexandre Edmond Becquerel Eugene Durieu Edmond Fierlants Jean Baptiste Louis Gros Gustave Le Gray and Henri Victor Regnault Henri Victor Regnault was the first president Louise Leghait was the first woman member 1 Contents 1 History 2 List of presidents 2 1 Presidents 2 2 Presidents of honour 3 Founding members 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory editThe Societe francaise de photographie founded on 15 November 1854 was based on the short lived Societe heliographique 1851 but differed in that it was less elitist and more forward looking Some accounts mistakenly link the two organizations more closely referring simply to a change in the name with a view to giving the SFP the status of the world s oldest photography organization 2 A careful analysis of the Societe heliographique describes in detail how the initial enthusiasm for the organization quickly disappeared resulting in the discontinuation of its activities The SFP was thus established without any formal connection to the Societe heliographique 3 The objectives of the SFP were therefore far more commercially oriented and more concerned with future developments like the Academie des sciences Its members ambitious amateurs artists businessmen and scientists had regular meetings at an established venue with a written agenda The objectives were published in a programme and there were regular bulletins For the remainder of the 19th century the association was exclusively concerned with improvements to photography There were regular exhibitions of the members images as well as conferences and presentations addressing new techniques their artistic potential and the latest innovations The SFP considered itself both an academy of photography and a library of archives The photographs exhibited were properly archived together with many comments from the members From the beginning of the 20th century the SFP set itself the task of safeguarding historic works Today it acts as a research centre on the history and development of photography Since 1997 it has published the twice yearly journal Etudes photographiques with articles on prominent photographers and on the history of photography The association has a valuable historic collection consisting of some 10 000 images and 50 000 negatives including 5 000 autochromes There is also a specialist library with 8 000 books and over 650 journals The first president of the SFP was Henri Victor Regnault Its current president is Paul Louis Roubert an art historian specializing in photography who has actively contributed to the association in recent years 4 List of presidents editThe list of presidents and presidents of honour published by the association is as follows 5 Presidents edit Eugene Durieu 1855 Antoine Jerome Balard 1858 Eugene Peligot 1868 Louis Alphonse Davanne 1876 Hippolyte Sebert 1901 Leon Gaumont 1930 Leopold Lobel 1933 Edouard Belin 1937 Georges Moreau 1953 Marcel Abribat 1955 Robert Auvillain 1957 Fernand Obaton 1969 Robert Mauge 1971 Jean Prissette 1975 Alain Jeanne Michaud 1993 Michel Poivert 1995 Paul Louis Roubert 2010 6 Presidents of honour edit nbsp Henri Victor Regnault 1810 1878 Founder and president of honor of the SFPHenri Victor Regnault 1855 Jules Janssen 1891 Etienne Jules Marey 1894 Gabriel Lippmann 1897 Jules Janssen 1900 Aime Laussedat 1903 Jules Violle 1906 Jules Carpentier 1909 Henri Deslandres 1912 Prince Roland Bonaparte 1920 Louis Lumiere 1923 Hippolyte Sebert 1926 Paul Heilbronner 1929 Georges Perrier 1932 Charles Fabry 1935 Armand de Gramont 1938 Fernand Baldet 1947 Georges Poivilliers 1949 Edouard Belin 1952 Georges Poivilliers 1956 Marcel Abribat 1958 Albert Arnulf 1965 Jean Jacques Trillat 1971 1987 Founding members editAmong the SFP s founding members were Olympe Aguado Felix Avril Hippolyte Bayard Edmond Becquerel Louis Auguste Bisson Auguste Rosalie Bisson Louis Desire Blanquart Evrard Farnham Maxwell Lyte Fortune Joseph Petiot Groffier Julien Vallou de VilleneuveSee also editRoyal Photographic SocietyReferences editThis article draws heavily on the French Wikipedia article with the same title Bulletin de la Societe francaise de photographie in French Societe francaise de photographie 1856 Cercles et societes photographiques Musee francais de la photographie in French Retrieved 8 December 2010 Andre Gunthert L institution du photographique Le roman de la Societe heliographique Etudes photographiques November 2002 in French Retrieved 8 December 2010 Andre Gunthert Paul Louis Roubert elu maitre de conferences a Paris 8 Archived 2011 09 24 at the Wayback Machine Actualites de la Recherche en histoire visuelle in French Retrieved 4 March 2011 Le Bureau Societe francaise de photographie Retrieved 8 December 2010 L Association Archived 2010 03 09 at the Wayback Machine Societe francaise de photographie in French Retrieved 3 March 2011 Bibliography editAlain Jeanne Michaud La Societe Francaise de Photographie in France Photographie ISSN 1625 6433 No 176 April 2002 in French Michel Poivert Andre Gunthert Carole Troufleau L Utopie photographique Regard sur la collection de la Societe francaise de photographie ISBN 2 912132 41 X exhibition catalogue le Point du jour 2004 in French External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Societe francaise de photographie SFP website SFP blog Revue Etudes photographiques Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Societe francaise de photographie amp oldid 1183305678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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