JANE EVELYN ATWOOD – RUE DES LOMBARDS

Jane Evelyn Atwood
Lombard Street

Published by Xavier Barral, 2011
Books size: 21.5 × 31.8 cm
Pages 160 pages
Hardcover
B&W photographs
ISBN: 978-2-91517-376-5

copyrights Xavier Barral
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At the end of 1975, recently installed in Paris, Jane Evelyn Atwood produced her first photo report, in black and white, in writing simple, efficient and sensitive. From a meeting with a prostitute in the rue des Lombards, she discovers a world where everything fascinates her: extraordinary characters, incredible costumes, looks on men ... The entrance to the building is shabby, the walls filthy, the floor covered in cigarette butts, an overpowering smell of piss, but the desire to get to know these women better will convince Jane Evelyn Atwood to share their lives.

More than thirty years later, Xavier Barral editions bring together for the first time all of this little-known work by Jane Evelyn Atwood. A beautiful tribute to these women, to their generosity, and to this Paris at night in the late 1970s.

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At the end of 1975, having recently moved to Paris, Jane Evelyn Atwood produced her first photo report, in black and white, in a style that was simple, effective and sensitive. From an encounter with a prostitute from the rue des Lombards, she discovers a world where everything fascinates her: extraordinary characters, incredible costumes, the way men look at each other... The entrance to the building is shabby, the walls filthy, the floor covered in cigarette butts, an overwhelming smell of piss , but the desire to know these women better will convince Jane Evelyn Atwood to share their lives.

More than thirty years later, Xavier Barral editions bring together for the first time all of this little-known work by Jane Evelyn Atwood. A beautiful tribute to these women, to their generosity, and to this Paris at night in the late 1970s.