Cosette harcourt biography
Cosette harcourt biography summary.
Studio Harcourt
French photography studio
Studio Harcourt is a photography studio founded in 1933 by Cosette Harcourt at 11, rue Christophe-Colomb in Paris.
In 1934, she joined forces with the Lacroix brothers, press bosses and Robert Ricci, son of Nina Ricci to found the Harcourt studio.
Cosette harcourt biography
It is known in particular for its black-and-white photographs of movie stars and celebrities, but having one's photo taken at Harcourt a few times during one's life was once considered standard by the French upper middle class.[1] The studio is currently located at 6, rue de Lota in the 16th arrondisment of Paris.
History
Harcourt Studio Photography is the result of the association of the brothers Lacroix and Germaine Hirschfeld (1900–1976) aka Cosette Harcourt,[2] a photographer who had worked in the studio of the brothers Manuel.
Initially, the company produced images for the press, at a time when prestigious photo studios like Nadar closed for lack of clients.