Willy Ronis (French, –2009)

Timeline

1910
Born at the foot of Montmatre on August 14.
1932
Begins work at his father's photographic studio
1936
Death of his father and collapse of the family business. Decides to earn his living as a freelance photographer. First pictures are published in Regards
1937
Produces 'Neige dans les Vosges' exhibition at the Gare de l'Est, Paris. Meets David Szymin ('Chin') and Robert Capa. First assignment for Plaisir cie France.
1938–1939
Reports on the strike at Citroën. Travels in Greece, Yugoslavia and Albania.
1941–1944
Stage manager for travelling theatre company in Non-Occupied Zone in south of France.
1947
Awarded the Prix Kodak
1945–1950
Works for illustrated press'. Point de rue, L'Ecran Français, Regards, L'Illustration, Le Monde Illustré. Member of the Groupe des XV.Joins Rapho Agency. From 1947, works on Belleville-Ménilmontant project.
1951
Publishes Photo reportage et chasse aux images.
1954
Publishes Belleville-Ménilmontant, with text by Pierre Mac Orlan.
1975
Made Honorary President of National Association of Photographers- Reporters-Illustrators.
1979
Awarded the Grand Prix des Arts et Lettres for Photography by the Minister for Culture.
1980
Publishes Sur le fil du hasard.
1982
Full-length film Un voyage de Rose, with Willy Ronis and Guy Le Querrec, made and directed by Patrick Barbéris.
1983
Willy Ronis is published. Donates his photographic work to the French state. Returns to Paris and continues to work with Rapho
1985
Publishes Mon Paris. Official retrospective held at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Named Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Exhibitions

2009
Arles RIP, Frankreich
2006
Paris, Hotel de Ville
2006
St. Ingbert, Deutschland
2006
Fundacion "la Caixa", Madrid, Spanien
2005
Ausstellungstournee: Berlin / Iserlohn / Oldenburg / Stuttgart
2004
Aachen, Suermondt Ludwig Museum mit Leihgaben der in focus Galerie, Köln
2004
Verona, Italien
2003
Fribourg Schweiz
2003
Leipzig, Kamera und Fotomuseum, kuratiert durch in focus Galerie, Köln
2002
Köln, Deutschland in focus Galerie
2000
Exhibitions at the Musée de la Photographie (Charleroi), Kiev, Cologne, Kyoto.
2000
Exhibition held at the FNAC Etoile, Paris, to celebrate his ninetieth birthday.
1996
Major retrospective '70 ans de déclics', Pavillon des Arts, Paris.
1995
Exhibitions in Washington, DC, New York and Tokyo. Major retrospec tive at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford.
1994
Paris, Hotel du Sully
1990
Lausanne, Schweiz, Musée de l´Elysée
1986–1989
Exhibitions in New York, Moscow and Bologna.
1985
Paris, Palais de Tokyo
1982
San Francisco, USA, Focus Gallery
1980
Arles - RIP
1965
Participates in the exhibition 'Six Photographers and Paris', Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, with Doisneau, Frasnay, Lattés, Pic and Janine Niepce.
1957
Awarded Gold Medal at Venice Biennale
1955
New York - MoMA - Family of Man
1953
Participates in 'Five French Photographers' at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, with Cartier-Bresson, Brassaï, Doisneau et Izis.
1951
New York - MoMA
English (US)

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