G. L. Manuel Freres. Harvard University Department of French collection of portrait photographs.
Overview
Studio portraits of chiefly French literary figures by commercial photographer G.L. Manuel Freres.
Dates
- Creation: 1911-1931,
- Creation: bulk 1928.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Please contact Special Collections, Fine Arts Library, Harvard University.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction and/or publication of materials subject to copyright requires written permission from a) the copyright owner, his/her heirs or assigns and from b) the Fine Arts Library, owner of the original material.
Extent
1 collection (148 gelatin silver prints) : on card mountsStudio portraits of chiefly French literary figures by commercial photographer G.L. Manuel Freres. Notable authors include Tristan Bernard, Jean Cocteau, Paul Fort, Sacha Guitry, Gerard d'Houville, Francis Jammes, Charles Maurras, Paul Morand, Marcel Pagnol, Marcel Prevost, Rachilde, Henri de Regnier, and Paul Val. Many were members of the Academie francaise. Other figures include Louis Barthou, prime minister of France in 1913; Cardinal Alfred Baudrillart; painter Paul-Albert Besnard; publisher Edouard Champion; Georges Clemenceau, statesman and twice prime minister; Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch, allied supreme commander in World War I; singer and actress Yvette Guilbert; General Hubert Lyautey; linguist Antoine Meillet; Vicomtesse Marie-Laure de Noailles; and Raymond Poincar president of France from 1913 to 1920. The photographs are inscribed by the subjects in "homage" to Harvard University.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by surname.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of G. L. Manuel Freres and Edouard Champion.
General note
Most inscriptions are in French.
- Title
- G. L. Manuel Freres. Harvard University Department of French collection of portrait photographs.
- Author
- Fine Arts Library, Harvard Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- fal00004
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Library Repository
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