André Zucca
André Zucca (* 1897 in Paris , † 1973 in Paris- Montmartre ) was a French photographer .
Born in Paris as the son of an Italian seamstress, he first photographed actors and later became a photo reporter for the Paris Soir , among others . During the time of the occupation of France by the Wehrmacht , he photographed street scenes on behalf of the Nazi soldiers' magazine Signal , including in occupied Paris (in Agfacolor ). Critics see him as a collaborator . Zucca was arrested as a collaborator in October 1944, but was then released after the advocacy of a leading member of the Resistance. Zucca opened a small photo shop in the city of Dreux and died in 1973.
The Paris Historical Library ( Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris ) acquired his estate of 6,000 black and white and 1,058 color slide photographs in 1986. In 2008, 270 pictures from the years 1941 to 1944 were shown to the public for the first time as part of the exhibition “The Parisians under the Occupation”. An exhibition catalog was published by the Gallimard publishing house .
His son was the director Pierre Zucca (1943-1995).
literature
- Rainer Rutz: Signal. A German illustrated abroad as a propaganda instrument in World War II . Klartext Verlag, Essen 2007
Individual evidence
- ^ Albrecht Betz: Black Years on Color Film. In: Deutschlandfunk online, April 21, 2008 ( online )
- ^ Johannes Wetzel: Dispute in Paris over idyllic Nazi photos. In: Die Welt , April 25, 2008 ( online )
- ↑ http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/topicalbumbackground/1863/paris_unterm_hakenkreuz_in_farben.html
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zucca, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1973 |
| Place of death | Montmartre |