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Photo-Club Sainte-Marie
Identity
Category
Collective
Alternative name or descriptor
- Photo-Club de l'Institut Saint-Marie
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Group
Details
Life dates
Activity
1913 - 1914 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Chaussée de Haecht, 160
The club was composed of students and alumni of the "Institut Sainte-Marie". Annual salons were held on the school’s premises. A brief report on the club’s second annual salon gives a good flavour of what a local, well curated exhibition of the period would have looked like: “The photos, tastefully framed, stand out artistically against huge moss-green backcloths. There are a hundred or so offering an alluring procession of Belgian beauty spots, picturesque Switzerland and its glaciers, attractions of the Eiffel, breathtaking sites of the Grand Duchy, etc. There are also contre-jours, snow and cloud effects and portraits that highlight the talent of several participants. Exhibitors belong either to the photography section of the alumni association or to the students’ photography club. The “autochrome” section deserves special mention, featuring fruit, flowers and landscapes in their natural colours” (Le Courrier de Bruxelles, 22.4.1914).
The club was composed of students and alumni of the "Institut Sainte-Marie". Annual salons were held on the school’s premises. A brief report on the club’s second annual salon gives a good flavour of what a local, well curated exhibition of the period would have looked like: “The photos, tastefully framed, stand out artistically against huge moss-green backcloths. There are a hundred or so offering an alluring procession of Belgian beauty spots, picturesque Switzerland and its glaciers, attractions of the Eiffel, breathtaking sites of the Grand Duchy, etc. There are also contre-jours, snow and cloud effects and portraits that highlight the talent of several participants. Exhibitors belong either to the photography section of the alumni association or to the students’ photography club. The “autochrome” section deserves special mention, featuring fruit, flowers and landscapes in their natural colours” (Le Courrier de Bruxelles, 22.4.1914).
Locations
1913 - 1914 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Chaussée de Haecht, 160
Exhibitions
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_2017#0890
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ new 5.5.2018; SFJ revised 3.3.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght