Bellon, Denise (1902–1999)
Bellon, Denise (1902–1999)
French photographer. Born Denise Hulmann in Paris, France, 1902; died in 1999; studied psychology at the Sorbonne; m. Jacques Bellon (div. early 1930s); m. Armand Labin (deceased); children: (1st m.) Yannick (film director) and Loleh (actress and writer); (2nd m.) Jérôme.
Following divorce (c. 1930), took up photography, establishing herself through the group agencies Studio Zuber and Alliance-Photo; was widely published in art magazines; became interested in the surrealistic art movement and photographed the group's exhibitions in Paris, while making portraits of notable artists of the movement, including Marcel Duchamp, Joan Mirò and Salvador Dalí; commissioned by Paris-Match, also went to French Africa.
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