beaux livres : photo, architecture, art

A new photographer, Vivian Maier, was discovered in 2010 shortly after her death. Tens of thousands of her photographs, most of them undeveloped negatives, were discovered after her death, making her a famous artist. From then on, everyone wondered about this woman’s story and personality, and discovered that she also had a very strong connection to France.

Françoise Perron followed in her footsteps, in New York, Chicago, and the Hautes-Alpes, and collected the stories of those who knew her well in France and the United States, revealing a troubled and endearing personality beyond the caricature of a cantankerous nanny that often circulated about her. From Vivian Maier’s childhood in the Champsaur valley in the 1930s, through her adolescence in a family torn apart, to the young woman who defied the customs of American society in the 1950s, the book traces all the periods of her life. Through the photographer’s prolific work, scattered among various collectors, the book reveals the different facets of her personality: her intelligence and intellectual curiosity.

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