L'Illustration was a weekly French newspaper published in Paris from 1843 to 1944.[1] It was founded by Édouard Charton with the first issue published on 4 March 1843, it became the first illustrated newspaper in France then, after 1906, the first international illustrated magazine; distributed in 150 countries.
History
In 1891, L'Illustration became the first French newspaper to publish a photograph. Many of these photographs came from syndicated photo-press agencies like Chusseau-Flaviens, but the publication also employed its own photographers such as Léon Gimpel and others. In 1907, L'Illustration was the first to publish a color photograph. It also published Gaston Leroux' novel Le mystère de la chambre jaune as a serial a year before its 1908 release. La Petite Illustration was the name of the supplement to L'Illustration that published fiction, plays, and other arts-related material.
During the Second World War, while it was owned by the Baschet family, L'Illustration supported Marshal Philippe Pétain's Révolution nationale,[3] but turned down pro-German articles by Jacques Bouly de Lesdain.[3] However, Lesdain later became its political editor.[4][5]
The magazine was shut down in 1944 following the Liberation of Paris.[6] Another version re-opened in 1945 under the name France-Illustration, but went bankrupt in 1957.
Notable contributors
Editor-in-chief
- Gaston Sorbets (from 1923).[3]
Journalists
Writers
Notable photographers
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Notable illustrators (1843-1914)
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Gallery
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Former head office of L'Illustration in Paris, angle of rue Saint-Georges and rue de la Victoire
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References
- ↑ French Wartime Magazines and Periodicals: L'Illustration. greatwardifferent.com.
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Sources
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