Light on the Riviera: Photography of the Côte d'Azur

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The great presence of famous painters, photographers, and fashion designers created a rich legacy in the Côte d'Azur or French Riviera in the early 20th century. Icons like so contributed to the growing development of art photography in this famed region. Throughout Light on the Riviera, the sun-drenched coast is captured with a chronological unfolding of photographic styles, from beginnings of photography at the turn of the century to the Golden Fifties of paparazzi photography.