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Roland, Léon
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Amateur
Details
Life dates
Liège, 1860 - Spa, 1946
Activity
1884 - 1914 > Liège
Léon François Joseph, ° 29.2.1860; + 17.5.1946. Doctor of natural science. President of the Liège section of the ABP from 1897 until 1899. In 1898, he presented a report on the creation of the museum of documentary photography in Paris. Vermeil (i.e. runner-up) medal at the Chambéry competition, 1903. Member of the jury for Group 12 'Photography' at the 1905 Liège international exhibition. One of the first photographers from Liège to show interest in colour photography, Roland took Lumière autochromes between 1910 and 1915 and exhibited some (autumn impressions around Aywaille) at the ABP's 25th annual slide show in Liège in April 1913. He was vice-president of the ABP in 1920 and remained active within the organisation until about 1925.
Léon François Joseph, ° 29.2.1860; + 17.5.1946. Doctor of natural science. President of the Liège section of the ABP from 1897 until 1899. In 1898, he presented a report on the creation of the museum of documentary photography in Paris. Vermeil (i.e. runner-up) medal at the Chambéry competition, 1903. Member of the jury for Group 12 'Photography' at the 1905 Liège international exhibition. One of the first photographers from Liège to show interest in colour photography, Roland took Lumière autochromes between 1910 and 1915 and exhibited some (autumn impressions around Aywaille) at the ABP's 25th annual slide show in Liège in April 1913. He was vice-president of the ABP in 1920 and remained active within the organisation until about 1925.
Locations
1884 - 1914 > Liège
Exhibitions
Ghent, 1895; Ghent ABP, 1903; Louvain, 1904.
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Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1884 - 1914
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#3654
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Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 24.4.2017 & 15.2.2018, partly based on information supplied by Pool Andries; SFJ revised 13.5.2019 & 27.4.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 31.1.2023, 5.5.2023 & 10.11.2023