Bernard Lefebvre (27 March 1906 – 30 November 1992), known as ''Ellebé'', was a French
photographer
A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs.
Duties and types of photograp ...
, born in
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...
,
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inf ...
, France.
"Bernard Lefebvre, French, 1906-1992"
The New York Public Library. He was a member of the Rouen Academy, and president of the Rouen Photo-club from 1937 to 1941 and 1951 to 1977.
Works
* Charles Rabot
Charles Rabot (26 June 1856 in Nevers − 1 February 1944 in Martigné-Ferchaud) was a French geographer, glaciologist, traveler, journalist, lecturer, translation, translator, and explorer. He was also the first person to climb Kebnekaise, the ta ...
, ''Croisière arctique'', Rouen, 1932. Illustrations by Pierre Le Trividic and photographs by Bernard Lefebvre.
* ''Conseils aux amateurs qui désirent se documenter par la photographie'', Rouen, 1939
* ''Les Cinématographes de la de Rouen: 1896-1907'', CRDP, Mont-Saint-Aignan, 1982
* ''Avec de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...
en Afrique'', ed. Bertout, Luneray, 1990
Bibliography
* ''Le Grand Livre des Rouennais'', ed. for P'tit Normand, Rouen, 1983
* Georges Lanfry, ''La Cathédrale retrouvée'', ed. Point de vues, Bonsecours, 2006
References
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1906 births
1992 deaths
French photographers
Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite