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Born in the French town of Libourne, he was orphaned at four years old and was raised by his uncle. In the 1870s after finishing his education, Atget briefly became a sailor and cabin boy on liners in the Transatlantic. After his tour of duty, Atget became an actor, more specifically, a bit player, for a second-rate repertory company, but without much success. He finally settled in Paris as a painter-turned-photographer in the 1890s. Despite Atget's limited background in the visual arts, he saw photography as a good source of income, selling his photographs to artists in the nearby town of Montparnasse. He advertised his photographs as "documents for artists." It was common practice at the time for painters to paint scenes from photographs. In 1898, Atget bought his first camera and began to photograph more than 10,000 images of the people and sights of the French capital. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the similarly named rock band, see TransAtlantic. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound, such as with video cameras. ...

Atget photographed Paris with a large-format wooden bellows camera with a rapid rectilinear lens. The images were developed on 18x24cm glass plates. Besides supplying fellow artists, architects, publishers, and interior decorators with his photographs of a dream-like Paris, he was also commissioned by city bureaus and the Carnavalet Museum to preserve and record landmarks in France's capitol city. Large format describes photographic films, view cameras (including pinhole cameras) and processes that use a film or digital sensor the size of 6 x 9 cm or larger. ... The Musée Carnavalet or Musée de lHistoire de Paris focuses on the history of the city of Paris, France. ...

Distinguishing characteristics of Atget's photography include simple composition and subject matter, due to Atget's habit of taking pictures in the morning when the streets were relatively empty.

Atget's photographs attracted the attention of well-known painters such as Man Ray, Andre Derain, Henri Matisse, and Picasso in the 1920's. Fellow photographer Berenice Abbott is given much credit for the recognition which Atget's photographs received after his death in 1927. One year before his death, Abbott, then an assistant to Man Ray, met with Atget and conserved many of his negatives. When Atget passed away, Abbott raised enough money to acquire 1,500 of his negatives and 8,000 prints. She spent the next forty years promoting his work in America, elevating it to be recognized as art, above its original reputation as simply photographic documents. In 1968, Eugene Atget's work was collected by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Berenice Abbott has commented regarding Atget: "He was an urbanist historian, a Balzac of the camera, from whose work we can weave a large tapestry of French civilization." Man Ray photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Man Ray (August 27, 1890 - November 18, 1976) was an American Dadaist and surrealist photographer and film director. ... Charing Cross Bridge, London (1906) Andr Derain (June 10, 1880 - September 8, 1954) was a French painter and illustrator. ... Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt (1906). ... A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Berenice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991) was an American photographer best known for her black-and-white photography of the streetlife and architecture of New York City during the 1930s. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... General Electric GE90-115B fanblade, on display at MOMA. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the largest city, by population, in the United States. ... A history resource for kids -Chronology of Events in History, Mythology, and Folklore. ... Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850), was a French novelist. ... The Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico. ...

In 1899, he moved to Montparnasse where he lived earning a meager income until his death in 1927. 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ...

Famous photographs:

• Organ Grinder, (1898)
• Cabaret, Rue Mouffetard, (1900)
• Le Quai, I'lle de la Cite, (1925)

Books

• The World of Atget, 1964.
• Atget's Gardens: A Selection of Eugene Atget's Garden Photographs, 1979.
• The Work of Atget, 4 vols., 1981-85.
• Eugene Atget: A Selection of Photographs from the Collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris, 1985.
• Eugene Atget: Paris, 1998.