Bernard Plossu (born 1945) is a Vietnam-born French photographer.[1] His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts[2] and the Center for Creative Photography, both in Tucson, Arizona.[3]

Life and work

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Plossu was born in Da Lat, Vietnam and grew up in Paris.[1]

He traveled to Mexico for the first time in 1965 and photographed there extensively over many trips. Between 1974 and 1985, he was immersed in the American west. He moved to the USA in 1977, married an American and lived in New Mexico.[4][5]

His characteristic style is the recording of encounters and feelings.[4]

Publications

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Books by Plossu

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  • Le Voyage mexicain: 1965–1966. Contrejour, 1979. With an essay by Denis Roche. ISBN 2859490205.[6]
  • Porquerolles, Port-Cros: Les iles. 1998.
  • L'Europe Du Sud Contemporaine. 2000.
  • Forget Me Not. Tf, 2002. ISBN 978-8495183774.
  • Voyages Vers l'Italie = Voyages to Italy. 2005.
  • Passages Par Athenes. 2006.
  • Monet Intime. Filigranes, 2012. ISBN 978-2350462509.
  • ¡Vámonos! Bernard Plossu in Mexico. New York: Aperture, 2014. ISBN 978-1597112765.[5]
  • The Still Hour / La hora inmóvil. Madrid: La Fabrica, 2016. ISBN 978-8416248537.[7]
  • Western Colors. London: Thames and Hudson, 2016. ISBN 978-0500544679.
  • En Depliant les Montagnes. 2020.

Books paired with one other

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Exhibitions

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Collections

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Snapshot: 'Bernard Plossu', La Fábrica, Madrid". Financial Times. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "Works - Bernard Plossu - People - The MFAH Collections". Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Bernard Plossu". Center for Creative Photography. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Bonjour cowboy! America through the eyes of a Frenchman – in pictures". The Guardian. 28 March 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  5. ^ a b c "Beautiful Photos of Mexico From Half a Century Ago". Bloomberg.com. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  6. ^ "Bernard Plossu : Le voyage mexicain". lense.fr. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. ^ "La Fábrica publica el libro de Bernard Plossu 'La hora inmóvil' que coincide con la exposición de su obra en Madrid". La Vanguardia. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  8. ^ "Bernard Plossu, fotografías en La Fábrica - 9". RTVE. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  9. ^ "Bernard Plossu. Le Havre en noir et blanc - MuMa Le Havre : site officiel du musée d'art moderne André Malraux". www.muma-lehavre.fr. Retrieved 2023-04-23.