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In 1902 to 1903, he explored [[Fouta-Djalon]], then [[Upper Guinea|Haute-Guinée]]. In 1905-1906, he travelled in [[French Sudan|Soudan Français]], [[Kankan]], [[Bamako]], [[Djenné]] and [[Tombouctou Region|Tombouctou]]. |
In 1902 to 1903, he explored [[Fouta-Djalon]], then [[Upper Guinea|Haute-Guinée]]. In 1905-1906, he travelled in [[French Sudan|Soudan Français]], [[Kankan]], [[Bamako]], [[Djenné]] and [[Tombouctou Region|Tombouctou]]. |
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François-Edmond Fortier spent his late years in his shop on the corner of Boulevard Pinet-Laprade/Rue Dagornein the Médina de Dakar. He was a small man, blonde, with little beard "pointu" and always wore a pointed military [[Pith helmet|topi]]. He had a favourite remark “Le Cantal?… mon berceau, Dakar mon tombeau!” (The Cantal my cradle, Dakar.. my tomb) |
François-Edmond Fortier spent his late years in his shop on the corner of Boulevard Pinet-Laprade/Rue Dagornein the Médina de Dakar. He was a small man, blonde, with little beard "pointu" and always wore a pointed military [[Pith helmet|topi]]. He had a favourite remark “Le Cantal?… mon berceau, Dakar mon tombeau!” (The Cantal my cradle, Dakar.. my tomb) |
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*[http://home.planet.nl/~kreke003/homfra.htm Centre Edmond Fortier (CEF)] |
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*[http://www.imagesetmemoires.com/doc/Reflexions/Fortier.pdf Fortier, un photographe très moderne] (texte de Jean-Michel Andrault) |
*[http://www.imagesetmemoires.com/doc/Reflexions/Fortier.pdf Fortier, un photographe très moderne] (texte de Jean-Michel Andrault) |
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*[http://www.africard.co.uk/ Fortier - The Early Years] |
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Revision as of 15:45, 15 November 2010
François-Edmond Fortier ( 1862, Celles-sur-Plaine,- 8 February 1928, Dakar) was a French documentary photographer, editor and ethnographer.
He published over 3000 postcards of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française). These were published during his lifetime, with or without his permission, in more than 10 books. Postcards and reprints can be found in several collections all over the world.
Biography
Born in the tiny village of Celles-sur-Plaine in the Vosges, France in 1862, François-Edmond Fortier lived for several years in Saint-Louis, Senegal then moved to Dakar in 1900.
In 1902 to 1903, he explored Fouta-Djalon, then Haute-Guinée. In 1905-1906, he travelled in Soudan Français, Kankan, Bamako, Djenné and Tombouctou.
François-Edmond Fortier spent his late years in his shop on the corner of Boulevard Pinet-Laprade/Rue Dagornein the Médina de Dakar. He was a small man, blonde, with little beard "pointu" and always wore a pointed military topi. He had a favourite remark “Le Cantal?… mon berceau, Dakar mon tombeau!” (The Cantal my cradle, Dakar.. my tomb)
Bibliography
- Philippe David, Inventaire général des cartes postales Fortier, Paris : s.n., 1986–1988, 3 vol. ; vol. I : Sénégal - Guinée, 1900–1905 ; vol. II : Sénégal- Mauritanie, Guinée, Soudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Dahomey, Lagos, 1906–1910 ; vol. 3 : 1912-1920.
- Philippe David, La carte postale sénégalaise au service de l'histoire, Notes africaines, n° 179, juillet 1983, p. 41-51
- Gwenaëlle Trolez, L'explorateur, le photographe et le missionnaire, Magellan & Cie, Paris, 2007, 96 p.
External links
- Centre Edmond Fortier (CEF)
- Fortier, un photographe très moderne (texte de Jean-Michel Andrault)
- Fortier - The Early Years