ENTERREMENTS OF PEOPLE, funerals, churches... 1929/35 - Lot 244

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ENTERREMENTS OF PEOPLE, funerals, churches... 1929/35 - Lot 244
ENTERREMENTS OF PEOPLE, funerals, churches... 1929/35 21 photos by Henri Manuel, vintage silver prints Captioned (with dates) on all backs and stamped on some Dimensions: 13 x 18 cm each Note: A set of photographs devoted to celebrity funerals, dating from 1929 to 1935. The images show various scenes related to the ceremonies - processions, funeral processions, church exits or official gatherings - testifying to the importance attached to public rites during the funerals of prominent figures in political, cultural or social life. The shots were taken by Henri Manuel (1874-1947), a Parisian press photographer whose studio documented many official events and moments of public life during the first half of the XXᵉ century. These photographs are part of the production of photographic reportage for the press, illustrating media coverage of the funeral ceremonies of personalities and constituting a visual testimony to the customs and public staging of mourning in interwar France. Annotations on most images.
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