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4 unusual facts about Lucien Clergue


Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles

In 1983 Yolande Clergue, a curator married to the photographer Lucien Clergue, founded the Association for the Creation of the Fondation Van Gogh (subsequently known simply as the Fondation Van Gogh).

Lucien Clergue

His photographs have been exhibited in over 100 solo exhibitions worldwide, with noted exhibitions such as 1961, Museum of Modern Art New York, the last exhibition organized by Edward Steichen with Lucien Clergue, Bill Brandt and Yasuhiro Ishimoto.

Clergue has taken many photographs of the gypsies of southern France, and he was instrumental in propelling the guitarist Manitas de Plata to fame.

He is the father of two daughters: Anne Clergue (a curator of contemporary art who has worked at Leo Castelli Gallery) and Olivia Clergue (a handbag fashion designer whose godfather was Pablo Picasso).



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