Background
Jacques Henri Lartigue was born on June 29, 1894, in Courbevoie, France to a wealthy family.
Jacques Henri Lartigue was born on June 29, 1894, in Courbevoie, France to a wealthy family.
Lartigue studied art and painting at the Académie Julien.
Jacques divided his time between painting and photography, his photographs appearing in numerous periodicals, including Life, Photo and Camera, from the early 1900s.
Using a range of cameras, 35mm to large-format view, and working in both black-and-white and color, Lartigue photographs "all that I have seen during my life." His subjects have included cars, family, friends, and sports. Jacques is especially noted for the sense of movement he captures. Some of his most memorable images were taken during his childhood.
His first book, Diary of a Century was published in collaboration with Richard Avedon. The book was mentioned at the Rencontres d'Arles Book Award in 1971. The next year Jacques was elected as the festival's guest of honor. He continued taking photographs throughout the last three decades of his life, finally achieving commercial success.