Video · Eugène Atget
Eugène Atget: The Making of a Reputation
A video essay on how Eugène Atget became famous only after his death, through Berenice Abbott and MoMA.
Shortly after arriving in Paris from the United States in 1921, Berenice Abbott discovered the work of French photographer Eugène Atget. She spent decades working to establish his reputation while building her own career as a photographer.
This video essay by The Backstory of Art looks at how Atget became famous only after his death, through Abbott and MoMA. David Campany, creative director of the International Center of Photography, discusses the exhibition he curated. The video runs about 42 minutes.
